戦術|せんじゅつsenjutsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivetactics
    あまりにも短時間たんじかんに、あまりにもたくさんのことを盛り込もりこむと、よい戦術せんじゅつは生うまれない。↗
    If there are too many irons in the fire in too short a time, good strategy cannot result.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym戦法せんぽうNeutralA way of fighting or playing, as in 「奇襲戦法」; leans more toward a concrete style of play than 「戦術」.
  • Synonym兵法へいほうNeutralThe art of war, as in 「孫子の兵法」; mostly a classical military term, not everyday talk about tactics.
  • Synonym作戦さくせんNeutralAn operation plan or scheme, as in 「作戦を立てる」; stresses planning and arrangements for action, and is common in both speech and writing.
  • Synonym用兵術ようへいじゅつWrittenWritten-style word for the art of moving and deploying troops; rare — in everyday speech 「戦術」 is the normal choice.
  • Related駆け引きかけひきNeutralBargaining and maneuvering for an edge, as in 「恋の駆け引き」; the stress is on negotiating skill, though it can also mean troops tactically advancing or pulling back.
  • Related軍略ぐんりゃくWrittenWritten-style word for military strategy and scheming; rare, and in daily conversation 「戦略」 is the usual word.
  • RelatedタクティクスNeutralLoanword for tactics, used mostly in games and sports.
  • RelatedタクティックNeutralLoanword for a concrete tactical move or means; rare — people normally say 「タクティクス」 or 「戦術」.
  • Related用兵ようへいWrittenWritten-style word for moving and deploying troops in war; rare in modern use.

Use 「戦術」 for methods of fighting or competing to reach a specific goal, as in 「サッカーの戦術」; it is more concrete than 「戦略」. For a concrete plan of action say 「作戦」, for a style of play 「戦法」, and for negotiating maneuvering 「駆け引き」. The rest are rare, written-style, or loanword options.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (軍事ぐんじ)ある状況じょうきょうにおいて与あたえられた軍事ぐんじ目標もくひょうを達成たっせいするために戦力せんりょくを合理的ごうりてきに配置はいち、運用うんようする科学かがくであり技術ぎじゅつ。
  2. ゲームで勝かったり、何なんらかの企くわだてがうまくいくようにしたりするために用もちいるよく考かんがえられた方法ほうほう。
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