作さく戦せん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

tactics; strategy; plan

Broadly used for any deliberate plan or approach, from everyday situations to business and games.

次つぎの試し合あいの作さく戦せんを練ねろう。
Let's work out a strategy for the next match.
彼かれの作さく戦せんはうまくいった。
His plan worked well.

2

military operation; naval operation

Specifically refers to a planned military or naval operation.

軍ぐんは大だい規き模ぼな作さく戦せんを開かい始しした。
The military launched a large-scale operation.

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Usage patterns

作さく戦せんを立たてるto devise a strategy/plan
チームは試し合あい前まえに新あたらしい作さく戦せんを立たてた。
The team devised a new strategy before the match.
作さく戦せんを練ねるto work out/refine a plan
監かん督とくは選せん手しゅたちと作さく戦せんを練ねった。
The coach worked out the strategy with the players.
作さく戦せんを実じっ行こうするto carry out an operation/plan
軍ぐんは明あけ方がたに作さく戦せんを実じっ行こうした。
The army carried out the operation at dawn.
作さく戦せんが成せい功こうするfor a plan/operation to succeed
今こん回かいの作さく戦せんは見み事ごとに成せい功こうした。
This operation succeeded splendidly.
作さく戦せんに出でるto resort to a (particular) tactic
彼かれは思おもいがけない作さく戦せんに出でた。
He resorted to an unexpected tactic.

Kanji

作make, production, prepare
戦war, battle, match
策scheme, plan, policy

Related words

戦せん略りゃく sense 1
戦略 refers to a broad, long-term strategy, while 作戦 usually denotes a more concrete, short-term plan or operation.
戦せん術じゅつN1sense 1
戦術 focuses on the specific methods used in the moment, whereas 作戦 covers the overall plan that those methods serve.
計けい画かくN4sense 1
計画 is a general, neutral word for a plan or schedule, while 作戦 carries a tactical or competitive nuance, as in games or battles.
オペレーション
作戦 emphasizes a strategic plan or tactic (especially military), whereas オペレーション is a broader term for any organized operation or action.
戦せん法ぽう
作戦 refers to a specific plan or operation devised for a particular goal, while 戦法 refers to the method or style of fighting/competing itself.

Don't confuse with

作さ業ぎょうN3sense 1
作業 (work, task) looks similar in kanji to 作戦 (strategy, operation) but refers to routine physical or manual work rather than a plan.

Word family· 37

作さく戦せん上じょう
operational; strategic
大だい作さく戦せん
large-scale operation; major campaign; big mission
上じょう陸りく作さく戦せん
landing operations; amphibious assault
両りょう面めん作さく戦せん
two-front operation; two-pronged strategy
人じん道どう作さく戦せん
humanitarian operation

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作さく戦せん会かい議ぎ
strategy meeting; council of war
作さく戦せん命めい令れい
operation order
作さく戦せん地ち域いき
area of operation; operational area
作さく戦せん実じっ行こう
execution of a plan; putting a plan into action
作さく戦せん計けい画かく
operation plan; plan of campaign

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Written forms

作さく戦せんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
策さく戦せんUsage<1%
Uncommon variant; 作戦 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Etymology

From 作 (make, create) + 戦 (war, battle). Originally referred to military planning, then broadened to general tactics and strategies.