Keyword
plan
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1019
Readings
さく
(99%)
Composed of
bamboo
tree
crooked seal
Used in vocabulary (210 in total)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
political measures; policy
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
profitable plan; good plan
solution; solution strategy
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
plan; policy
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
blunder; slip; error; error
strategy; artifice
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
countermeasure; counter-measure
countermeasure; counter-measure
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
to take measures (against); to take steps
policy; measure
(means of) raising money
to take (adopt) measures
poor plan
excellent plan; best policy
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
suggestion; proposal
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
national policy
good plan or policy
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
preventive measure; precautionary measure
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
hard-line policy; tough measure
artifice; intrigue
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
daring attack tactic
measure to win somebody over to one's side
support measures; assistance measures; support plan
plan B; alternative plan
prevention measure; preventive measures
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
election campaign strategy; election tactics
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
task force; response team; squad; unit
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
desperate measure; last-ditch effort
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
petty trick; ruse
protection measures at ports and airports (against smuggling, disease, etc.)
clever scheme
safe plan; infallible measure
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
unwise plan; bad policy; inexpediency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
desperate measure; expedient of last resort
measures for the promotion of; stimulation measure (for the economy)
measures to stimulate employment; employment measures
making a plan; recommendation; suggestion
positive plan; constructive policy
in collusion with
policy shift; policy U-turn
scheme to provoke discord (e.g. between countries); alienating measure
welfare policy; social welfare measures
poor policy; poor plan; unwise measure; (one's own) plan
to intrigue; to play a trick on; to resort to tricks
one-child policy (of the PRC)
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
(political) policy position; line of policy; party line
poor policy; poor plan
countermeasures against unemployment; relief measures for the unemployed
tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
measures against snow; snow control measures; snow countermeasures
emergency or temporary measure
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
stopgap measure; temporary expedient
government-controlled corporation
New Economic Policy (Soviet Union, 1922-1928); NEP
policy of increasing national prosperity and military power
ruse; ploy; trick; chicanery; booby trap
urging; whipping (up)
counter-inflation measures
Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act (1961)
(written) treatment of current events
business policy
imperialisation policy (esp. on Korea during Japan's colonial rule) (imperialization); policy of imperialisation
(Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
Look East policy (Malaysia)
antidepression policy; antirecession policy; counterrecession policy; economic recovery policy; remedy for depression
business-stimulating measures; economic stimulation program; measure to stimulate the economy
tax cut policy; tax reduction policy; tax-abatement policy
mediocre policy; commonplace policy; worthless policy
policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)
ineptitude and inaction; being incapable of devising any appropriate measures to cope with the situation
anti-pollution measures
policy of keeping the people ignorant and easily subjugated
stopgap measure; temporary expedient
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
inflationary policy
conservative (regressive) policy
emergency employment measures; emergency job-creating measures
do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation
restructuring scheme
policy-induced slump; stagnation resulting from poor economic policies
remedial measure; preventive measure; the best way to cope with (meet) the situation
all-around policy; please-everyone policy
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
(railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem; countermeasure program (policy)
Banchō Seisaku Kenkyūjo (faction of the LDP)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter)
search engine optimization
technological solution; technical answer
routing (cables, esp. in vehicles)
policy-related; policy based; policy relevant
package of economic stimulus measures; comprehensive economic measures; comprehensive economic stimulus package
administrative government agency; policy-making government agency
Sunshine Policy (South Korean policy of engaging with North Korea)
Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)
Examples (85 in total)
It goes without saying that honesty is the best policy in many ways.
It goes without saying that honesty is the best policy.
Honesty is not always the best policy.