対策|たいさくtaisaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmeasure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy; preparation (e.g. for a test)
   その場ばしのぎの対策たいさくでは麻薬まやく中毒ちゅうどく問題もんだいに切り込きりこむことはできないでしょう。↗

   Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.

• Synonym方策ほうさくWrittenWritten/formal prose: a plan or means for handling something, as in 「解決の方策」. 「対策」 centers on measures taken against a specific problem.
• Synonym策さくWrittenA plan or scheme with a strategic flavor, as in 「策を講じる」. On its own it leans written/formal; 「対策」 has broader everyday use.
• Synonym措置そちFormalFormal. Concrete steps actually taken to deal with a situation, as in 「措置を講じる」「緊急措置」; common in administrative and legal contexts.
• Synonym方略ほうりゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose: stratagems or means devised to reach a goal; rare in modern usage. In daily speech 「対策」 or 「方策」 is used instead.
• Related打つ手うつてCasualColloquial: the moves or options one can take, mostly in negatives like 「もう打つ手がない」. 「対策」 forms compounds like 「地震対策」.
• Related術じゅつNeutralRead 「じゅつ」. Covers techniques and arts, also magic or tricks, as in 「話術」「催眠術」; often a suffix. It does not refer to concrete countermeasures.
• Antonym無策むさくWrittenWritten/formal prose: having no measures at all, as in 「無為無策」. It is the opposite of 「対策」 in terms of whether any response exists.
• Antonym放置ほうちNeutralLeaving a problem unaddressed, as in 「問題を放置する」 — the opposite of actively taking 「対策」.
• Antonym放任ほうにんNeutralLetting things take their course without interference, as in 「放任主義」 — the opposite of proactively taking 「対策」.

Use 「対策」 for measures against a specific problem, as in 「地震対策」 or 「試験対策」. For administrative handling choose 「措置」; when no options remain, say 「打つ手がない」. 「方策」「策」「方略」 are written-style words for plans or means, 「方略」 now rare; 「術」 covers techniques and tricks, not countermeasures. 「無策」「放置」「放任」 are opposites: no measures, leaving things unaddressed, or noninterference.

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