画策|かくさくkakusaku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbscheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 画策する（かくさくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 画策します（かくさくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 画策しない（かくさくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 画策しません（かくさくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 画策せず・画策せぬ（かくさくせず・かくさくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 画策した（かくさくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 画策しました（かくさくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 画策しなかった（かくさくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 画策しませんでした（かくさくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 画策して（かくさくして） |
| Potential | 画策できる（かくさくできる） |
| Passive | 画策される（かくさくされる） |
| Causative | 画策させる（かくさくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 画策させられる（かくさくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 画策すれば（かくさくすれば） |
| tara | 画策したら（かくさくしたら） |
| Volitional | 画策しよう（かくさくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 画策しましょう（かくさくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 画策しろ（かくさくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym企てるくわだてるWrittenTo form a plan or harbor an attempt, not necessarily acted on; can be neutral or for wrongdoing, as in 「謀反を企てる」. 「画策」 is usually negative.
- SynonymたくらむNeutralScheming with the emphasis on secretly plotting something bad; derogatory. More colloquial than 「画策」.
- Synonym企てくわだてWrittenA written noun for the plan or undertaking itself; can be neutral or derogatory.
- Synonym策謀さくぼうWrittenA written word for stratagems and tricks, with an air of intrigue.
- Synonym仕組むしくむWrittenSetting things up behind the scenes so events unfold as intended, as in 「仕組まれた罠」.
- Synonym図るはかるWrittenA written word for striving to achieve something, as in 「解決を図る」; can also mean plotting something improper.
- Synonym目論むもくろむWrittenA written word for planning with an eye to realizing an aim, as in 「一攫千金を目論む」.
- SynonymたばかるWrittenA written, old-fashioned word for scheming to deceive — the point is tricking the other party with a ruse.
- Synonym策するさくするWrittenRare and written; devising stratagems. In everyday speech say 「画策する」 or 「企む」.
- Related企画きかくWrittenDrawing up a scheme to realize a project, as in 「企画書」; neutral with a business flavor.
- Related計画けいかくNeutralThe most common everyday word: arranging methods and steps in advance; neutral.
- Related構想こうそうWrittenA written word for a broad conception of the overall design, as in 「都市構想」.
- Related企図きとFormalFormal word for intending to do something; leans toward official written documents.
- Related意図いとWrittenA written word for one's intention or aim; no concrete plotting involved.
- Related謀議ぼうぎWrittenA written word for conspiring — several people plotting together, often in criminal contexts.
- Related魂胆こんたんCasualA colloquial word for a hidden ulterior motive, as in 「魂胆が見え見え」.
- Related立案りつあんFormalDrawing up a plan or drafting a proposal, as in 「企画を立案する」; neutral, in both public and private settings. 「画策」 leans toward secret plotting.
- RelatedたくむWrittenA written word for clever contrivance — carefully devising or secretly plotting.
Use 「画策」 for scheming behind the scenes, usually with a negative shade, as in 「裏で画策する」. For neutral planning, pick 「計画」 or 「企画」; to plot something bad in a colloquial way, use 「企む」.
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