得とく策さく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

good plan; wise move; best course of action

Used to evaluate a decision or strategy as advantageous or sensible, often in the pattern 〜が得策だ or 〜するのが得策だ.

今いますぐ行こう動どうするのが得とく策さくだ。
The best plan is to act right now.
リスクを考かんがえると、その投とう資しは得とく策さくとは言いえない。
Considering the risks, that investment is not a wise move.

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Usage patterns

〈動どう詞し〉のが得とく策さくだit is the wisest/most advantageous thing to do X
今いまは何なにも言いわないのが得とく策さくだ。
It's best not to say anything right now.
〈事こと〉は得とく策さくではないdoing X is not a wise/prudent choice
今いますぐ株かぶを売うるのは得とく策さくではない。
Selling the stocks right now isn't a wise move.

Kanji

得gain, get, find
策scheme, plan, policy

Related words

良りょう策さく
良策 and 得策 both mean a good plan, but 良策 emphasizes the plan's quality while 得策 emphasizes that it is the most advantageous option in the situation.
賢けん明めいN1
賢明 is an adjective describing a wise person or decision, while 得策 is a noun that labels a specific action as the best strategic choice.
最さい善ぜんN2
最善 refers broadly to the best possible option or effort, whereas 得策 specifically evaluates a plan as strategically advantageous.

Opposites

下げ策さく
下策 is a poor or inferior plan, the opposite of 得策, which is a wise, advantageous course of action.

Don't confuse with

対たい策さくN2
対策 means a countermeasure taken against a problem, while 得策 means a wise or advantageous course of action to take; both contain 策 but differ in focus.

Word family

不ふ得とく策さく
unwise plan; bad policy; inexpedient

Etymology

Compound of 得 (とく, 'profit, advantage') and 策 (さく, 'plan, policy'). The meaning 'advantageous plan' is transparent from its components.