策 means “policy, scheme, measure”

さく · saku

Also: plan, step

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

サク

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 6 · 12 strokes

The story

Bamboo (⺮) over a thorny stem (朿): 策 once meant a bamboo whip for steering a horse. Now it steers plans: 政策 is policy, 対策 a countermeasure, and 散策, a leisurely stroll, is the one 策 with no goal at all.

Used in 対策 (taisaku, countermeasure), 政策 (seisaku, policy), and 散策 (sansaku, stroll)

More from Plans & Leadership

• 提 propose
• 企 plan
• 施 carry out
• 監 oversee
• 推 push forward
• 督 supervise
• 催 host
• 司 administer
• 執 grasp
• 措 measure
• 揮 wield
• 操 operate

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.