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JLPT N3 · Noun

策 (saku)

策 (さく, saku) is a Japanese noun meaning “plan; policy”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
さく
Romaji
saku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem · noun, suffix noun
  2. fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick · noun

Example sentences

正直は決して最上の策ではない。
Honesty is never the best policy.
Tatoeba #142897

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 策

策
scheme, plan, policyサク · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 策.

対策たいさくmeasure政策せいさくpolitical measures方策ほうさくplan

Source: JMdict entry 1298260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.