scheme, plan, policy, step, means
策 centers on a deliberate method for achieving a goal: a scheme, plan, or policy. The 'step' and 'means' senses are natural extensions of this idea of a calculated approach.
策 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 朿, which originally depicted a thorn or spike. Historically, bamboo slips were used for writing documents, including plans and strategies, giving rise to the meaning of a written scheme or policy.
Imagine a bamboo scroll (竹) filled with a carefully written plan. The bottom part 朿 looks like a bundle of sticks tied together, like the steps of a strategy laid out in order.
For サク, picture a sack full of bamboo slips, each one containing a different scheme: sack -> サク, and the sack holds all your plans.
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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy; preparation (e.g. for a test)
political measures; policy
plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
policy; measure
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
national policy
blunder; slip; error
good policy; wise policy; best plan
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
(means of) raising money
strategy; artifice
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
all means