施策|しさくshisaku[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounpolicy; measure
- Synonym方策ほうさくNeutralA way of handling a problem (「解決の方策」); it stresses concrete solutions, while 「施策」 stresses measures put into practice.
- Synonym政策せいさくFormalA formal word for a government or party's course of action and the means to carry it out (「経済政策」); 「施策」 stresses concrete implementation.
- Related手段しゅだんNeutralA means of achieving a purpose (「目的のための手段」); the most general and widely applicable of these words.
- Related方針ほうしんNeutralA guiding direction or principle (「会社の方針」); it stresses the course to follow rather than concrete measures.
- RelatedポリシーNeutralA loanword for a policy or principle (「プライバシーポリシー」), used mostly by companies.
For concrete measures put into practice — by government or business alike — use 「施策」 (「子育て支援施策」「施策を講じる」). For a policy and its means say 「政策」, for concrete ways of solving a problem 「方策」, and for a company's principles 「ポリシー」.
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