企図|きとkito[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbplan; project; scheme
   百合子ゆりこは家具かぐ業ぎょう界かいへの進出しんしゅつを企図きとしている。↗

   Yuriko is planning to move into the furniture business.

• Synonym企画きかくNeutralThe everyday business word: drawing up concrete plans to make something happen. Far more practical than 「企図」 and the usual choice at work.
• Synonym計画けいかくNeutralThe most common everyday word: arranging methods and steps in advance. Covers the widest range and is what you'd normally use instead of 「企図」.
• Synonym構想こうそうWrittenWritten. Envisioning the overall framework of something — still at the conception stage, before concrete implementation.
• Synonym立案りつあんWrittenWritten. Drafting or drawing up a plan document, as in 「政策を立案する」 — focused on producing the written plan.
• SynonymプランNeutralA colloquial loanword for a plan or scheme; also covers payment packages. Much more casual than 「企図」.
• Synonym案あんNeutralA proposal or draft put forward for discussion, as in 「案を出す」. 「企図」 refers to the planning itself, not the idea presented.
• Synonym意図いとWrittenIntention: what you want to do. More psychological than 「企図」 and doesn't necessarily involve concrete plotting.
• Synonym企てくわだてWrittenA noun for a plan or attempt — possibly one not yet carried out — and often a plot, as in 「暗殺の企て」. 「企図」 is the more written/formal of the two.
• Synonym企てるくわだてるWrittenA verb often used of wrongdoing, as in 「反乱を企てる」, though it can also cover undertakings like business ventures.
• Synonym策さくWrittenA means or measure for getting something done, as in 「策を練る」. More concrete about the actual means than 「企図」.
• Synonym図るはかるNeutralStriving to bring a goal about, as in 「解決を図る」 — effort toward an aim rather than the plotting itself.
• Synonym目論見もくろみWrittenWritten. The plans and expectations one holds in mind; often in 「目論見が外れる」. Can be used neutrally.
• SynonymスキームWrittenA written-style loanword for a framework scheme, mostly in finance and business, as in 「事業スキーム」.
• Related画策かくさくWrittenWritten. Scheming behind the scenes, usually with a negative overtone — more disapproving than 「企図」.
• Related仕組むしくむNeutralSetting things up in advance, arranging the layout beforehand; often carries the nuance of laying a trap.
• RelatedたくらむNeutralPlotting something bad, with a negative tinge: planning with ill intent. More disapproving than 「企図」.
• Related設計せっけいNeutralDesign: concrete plans, drawings and layouts, mostly for buildings and machinery.
• Related戦略せんりゃくWrittenStrategy: overall planning to reach a goal, mainly in military and business contexts, as in 「経営戦略」.
• Related目論むもくろむWrittenWritten. Mentally plotting or scheming something, as in 「優勝を目論む」 — about the calculation in one's head.
• RelatedたばかるWrittenRather old-fashioned and rare. Centres on using tricks to deceive and manipulate someone — scheming to take people in.
• Related策するさくするWrittenA rare, written-style verb for devising stratagems — plotting a scheme of action.
• Antonym偶然ぐうぜんNeutralChance or coincidence: something not deliberately arranged — the opposite of the deliberate plotting of 「企図」.

Use 「企図」 for deliberate planning in written or formal prose, as in 「企図した通り」. For everyday plans pick 「計画」, for business planning 「企画」, and for intention 「意図」. 「構想」 is a written word for an overall conception not yet implemented; 「プラン」 is casual speech; 「スキーム」 fits finance frameworks like 「事業スキーム」. For negative plotting use 「画策」, 「企む」 or 「企てる」; 「図る」 is striving for a goal as in 「解決を図る」; 「案」 is a proposal like 「案を出す」; 「偶然」 is the opposite — unplanned chance.

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1. あることを企くわだてること。