策
策 — Scheme
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
On’yomiサク (saku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 策
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 政策 | せいさく seisaku | political measures; policy |
| 対策 | たいさく taisaku | measure; step; countermeasure |
| 策定 | さくてい sakutei | formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on |
| 施策 | しさく shisaku | policy; measure |
| 方策 | ほうさく housaku | plan; measure; means |
| 失策 | しっさく shissaku | blunder; slip; error |
Study notes
策 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #209 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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