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無計画 (mukeikaku) Japanese meaning: unplanned | Kotomora
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こう
動どう
に
は
いつも
驚おどろ
かさ
れる
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I'm always surprised by his haphazard actions.
When I set off on a trip without a plan, every hotel was fully booked.
Usage patterns 無む 計けい 画かく な 〈 事こと 〉 an unplanned/haphazard thing or undertaking
Unplanned trips tend to lead to problems.
無む 計けい 画かく に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something without any planning
He spent money without any planning.
無む 計けい 画かく な 経けい 営えい unplanned/haphazard business management
Haphazard management led to the company's bankruptcy.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't Related words 行き当たりばったり is a colloquial, vivid expression for acting on the spur of the moment, while 無計画 is a more neutral, formal term for the same lack of planning.
杜撰 emphasizes sloppy, careless execution (often of work or documents), whereas 無計画 focuses specifically on the absence of a plan.
無策 is broader and often applies to policy, strategy, or institutional failure, whereas 無計画 emphasizes a simple lack of planning for a concrete task.
Opposites 計画的 describes actions done with careful planning, the direct opposite of 無計画, which describes actions done without any plan.
無計画 describes acting without any plan or forethought, the opposite of having a 計画.
Etymology Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 計画 (keikaku, 'plan'). The kanji 無 is a common prefix for negation, and 計画 is a Sino-Japanese word for 'plan' or 'scheme'.
