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策
策
12 strokes
Frequency: 209
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

scheme
plan
policy
step
means

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サク

Common Words

作戦
策戦
さくせん
Noun
Freq #1496
1

tactics; strategy

Examples
タイムをとって作戦を練ろう。
Let's take time out to elaborate a strategy.
2

Military

military operation; naval operation

対策
たいさく
Noun
Freq #2520
1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy; preparation (e.g. for a test)

Examples
その場しのぎの対策では麻薬中毒問題に切り込むことはできないでしょう。
Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.
策
さく
Noun
Freq #3743
1

Noun, used as a suffix

plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme

Examples
正直は決して最上の策ではない。
Honesty is never the best policy.
2

fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

鞭
笞
韃
策
むち
ムチ
ぶち (鞭)
Noun
Freq #5610
1

whip; lash; scourge

Examples
その残酷な男は犬をムチで打った。
The cruel man beat the dog with a whip.
2

stick; cane; rod; pointer

Examples
シンガポールでは罪人の背中を鞭で打ったり、杖で何度か叩いたりする。
In Singapore, one method of punishing criminals is to whip them, or hit them several times on the back with a cane.
政策
せいさく
Noun
Freq #7935
1

political measures; policy

Examples
彼は新しい政策を決定していた。
He had decided on a new policy.
散策
さんさく
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #11204
1

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

策略
さくりゃく
Noun
Freq #11761
1

stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics

Examples
彼は策略で役職から追い出された。
He was maneuvered out of office.
得策
とくさく
Noun
Freq #11910
1

good policy; wise policy; best plan

Examples
彼が行くのが得策だ。
It is advisable for him to go.
解決策
かいけつさく
Noun
Freq #13837
1

solution; solution strategy

Examples
彼女はいい解決策を思いついた。
She thought of a good solution.
画策
かくさく
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #14159
1

scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

Examples
その陰謀を画策してる人たちを必要以上に大きく見てしまうことは、まさに彼らの思うツボだと思います。
I think overestimating the people masterminding that conspiracy is exactly what they want.
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