打つ手|うつてutsute[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounway to do (something)
   打うつ手てがないね。↗

   I'm all out of tricks.

• Synonym方策ほうさくWrittenA written-style word for a plan or scheme to deal with a problem; 「打つ手」 is the colloquial choice, often as 「打つ手がない」 for having no options left.
• Synonym策さくWrittenA one-character word for a stratagem or countermeasure; written in style, mostly in compounds and set phrases rather than everyday speech.
• Synonym方略ほうりゃくWrittenA written-style word for a stratagem or carefully worked-out plan; comparatively rare in use.
• SynonymすべWrittenA native Japanese word for a way or means, written in register and typically seen in 「なす術もない」 (nothing can be done).
• Related対策たいさくNeutralA neutral word for countermeasures targeting a specific problem, as in 「感染対策」; the most common of the group.
• Related措置そちFormalA formal word for measures or steps taken to deal with a situation, as in 「緊急措置」.

Use 「打つ手」 for a move or option you can take, often as 「打つ手がない」 or 「次の打つ手」. For countermeasures say 「対策」, for measures taken 「措置」, for plans or schemes 「方策」; 「策」 and 「方略」 are literary, and 「術」 is a written word for a means.

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1. これから行おこなう方法ほうほう、手段しゅだん。