Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 策さく を 立た てる to draw up a plan for something
The company drew up a plan to increase sales.
策さく が 尽つ きる to run out of options or ideas
He had run out of options, so he gave up.
〈 事こと 〉 に 策さく を 巡めぐ らす to devise a scheme for something
They devised a scheme to win the election.
Expressions· 7 策さく を 練ね る plan one's next moves; work out a plan Show 2 more Show fewer 策さく 士し 策さく に 溺おぼ れる the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme; craft brings nothing home Related words· 8 対策 means a countermeasure or a measure taken to deal with a specific problem, while 策 is a broader term for any plan or scheme.
政策 refers specifically to a policy, especially a government or organizational policy, whereas 策 can be any kind of plan or stratagem.
方策 is a formal, often written term for a course of action or policy, while 策 is the shorter, more general word for a plan.
策略 implies a cunning or devious scheme, while 策 is neutral and can refer to any plan, good or bad.
Show 4 more Show fewer 手段 focuses on the concrete means or method used to achieve a goal, while 策 focuses on the strategic plan or idea itself.
策 emphasizes a calculated plan or scheme, while 術 in this sense stresses the cunning or trickery itself rather than the plan behind it.
策 is the ordinary modern word for a scheme or plan, whereas 匠 (written 工 ) in this meaning is a dated, literary term for a trick or contrivance.
策 emphasizes a clever tactic or measure to solve a problem, whereas 計 as a standalone word is a more general, literary term for a plan or scheme.
Word family· 71 countermeasure; measure; step
policy; political measure
formulation; drafting; decision
policy; measure
stratagem; scheme; tactics
Show 25 more Show fewer stroll; ramble; walk
scheming; planning; maneuvering
plan; measure; policy
national policy; state policy
blunder; slip; error · error (baseball)
good plan; wise move; best course of action
tactician; schemer; resourceful person
raising money; financing; fundraising
scheme; stratagem; plot
secret plan; secret strategy
lack of policy; planlessness; having no measures
bizarre plan; outlandish scheme; perplexing strategy
all possible means; every measure
maneuvering; machinations; scheming
stupid plan; foolish idea · my plan; our project
good plan; good policy
devise a plan; work out a plot
support measures; assistance plan
idea; plan; scheme
best plan; best policy
poor plan; bad policy; unwise measure
mediocre plan; commonplace policy; worthless measure
business policy; commercial strategy
dirty trick; sinister scheme; sly plot
clever scheme; ingenious plan
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Etymology The kanji 策 originally depicted a bamboo slip used for writing, later extended to mean a plan or scheme. The calligraphic sense derives from the shape of the stroke resembling a bamboo slip.
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