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策
On'yomi
サク
SAKU
scheme · plan · policy · step · means
wisdom
Details
Strokes12
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Radical竹bamboo(6)
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Component Breakdown
策=
竹朿
bamboo + 朿
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of bamboo and thorn. Bamboo thorn.
Symbolism
Policy, measure, strategy. Represents plan.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
無為無策
むいむさく
do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.)
奇策縦横
きさくじゅうおう
ingenious scheme; ingenious scheme
権謀術策
けんぼうじゅっさく
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; trickery
無策無為
むさくむい
do-nothingism; do-nothing, plan-nothing (government, etc.); being an idle onlooker taking no steps to meet the situation; do-nothingism
Proverbs & Idioms
策士策に溺れる
さくしさくにおぼれる
The schemer drowns in his own schemes
Clever planners can be undone by their own plots