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術策 (じゅっさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

術じゅっ策さく

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Meanings

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noun

artifice; intrigue; scheme

Refers to a clever plan or trick, often with a negative connotation of manipulation or cunning.

彼かれは術じゅっ策さくを巡めぐらせてライバルを追おい落おとした。
He used artifice to bring down his rival.
その政せい治じ家かは術じゅっ策さくに長たけている。
That politician is skilled in intrigue.

Kanji

術art, technique, skill
策scheme, plan, policy

Similar words

策さく略りゃく
策略 is a more common word for 'strategy' or 'scheme', while 術策 emphasizes cunning or trickery.
計けい略りゃく
計略 also means 'scheme' or 'plot', but can be used in both positive and negative contexts, whereas 術策 leans more toward underhanded tactics.

Etymology

Compound of 術 (technique, art) and 策 (plan, scheme). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys a sense of a crafted, often cunning plan.