How to say "planning" in Japanese

• 企画きかくJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers planning in the sense of organizing a project or event, with arrangements involved. Typical in business and event contexts, such as planning a festival, campaign, or new product.
  私はあなたの企画きかくに参加さんかする。↗

  I take part in your enterprise.
• プランニングCommon
  nounThe loanword for planning, often used in advertising, design, and media work. It refers to drawing up plans in a professional or creative capacity.
• 立案りつあんCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbRefers to devising or drafting a plan itself — working out the concrete contents of a proposal, policy, or scheme before presenting it.
  彼女かのじょは計画けいかくの立案りつあんを指揮しきした。↗

  She directed the planning of the project.
• 画策かくさくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbPlanning with an undertone of scheming, maneuvering, or working behind the scenes to bring something about. Often carries a slightly calculating or crafty nuance.
  その陰謀いんぼうを画策かくさくしてる人ひとたちを必要ひつよう以上いじょうに大おおきく見みてしまうことは、まさに彼かれらの思おもうツボだと思おもいます。↗

  I think overestimating the people masterminding that conspiracy is exactly what they want.
• 首謀しゅぼうCommon
  nounRestricted to planning a crime or intrigue as its mastermind — the leader of a plot. Almost never the word for ordinary planning; use it only for criminal or conspiratorial senses.

Choose 企画 for organized projects, 「プランニング」 as the loanword, 立案 for devising a plan, 画策 for scheming or maneuvering, and 首謀 for plotting crimes or intrigues.

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• 企画きかくplanning
• プランニングplanning
• 立案りつあんplanning
• 画策かくさくscheming
• 首謀しゅぼうplotting
• 計画性けいかくせいplanning