立案|りつあんritsuan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbplanning; devising (a plan)
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbdrafting; drawing up
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 立案する（りつあんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 立案します（りつあんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 立案しない（りつあんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 立案しません（りつあんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 立案せず・立案せぬ（りつあんせず・りつあんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 立案した（りつあんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 立案しました（りつあんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 立案しなかった（りつあんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 立案しませんでした（りつあんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 立案して（りつあんして） |
| Potential | 立案できる（りつあんできる） |
| Passive | 立案される（りつあんされる） |
| Causative | 立案させる（りつあんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 立案させられる（りつあんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 立案すれば（りつあんすれば） |
| tara | 立案したら（りつあんしたら） |
| Volitional | 立案しよう（りつあんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 立案しましょう（りつあんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 立案しろ（りつあんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym企画きかくNeutralNeutral. Planning events, products and schemes, as in 「企画書」; 「立案」 leans toward drafting the original version of a plan or bill.
- Synonym計画けいかくNeutralNeutral. The broadest, most general word for plans and planning; 「立案」 stresses the act of drawing up a draft.
- Synonym考案こうあんWrittenWritten/formal. Hitting on an idea, device or invention through ingenuity; 「立案」 is about drafting plans.
- Synonym企図きとWrittenWritten/formal. An aim or undertaking; 「立案」 is the act of drafting a plan.
- SynonymプランニングNeutralNeutral loanword. Planning as an activity, as in 「ライフプランニング」; 「立案」 is drafting the original plan.
- Related構想こうそうWrittenWritten/formal. Shaping an overall conception or vision, as in 「構想を練る」; 「立案」 is about drafting a concrete plan.
- Related設計せっけいNeutralNeutral. Designing buildings or machines, or planning one's life, as in 「人生設計」; 「立案」 centers on drafting plans.
- Related企てくわだてWrittenWritten/formal. An undertaking or scheme, often with a negative shade; 「立案」 is the formal drafting of a proposal.
- RelatedデザインNeutralNeutral loanword. Design of patterns and appearance; 「立案」 is about drafting plans.
- Related予定よていNeutralNeutral. Schedules and arrangements, as in 「予定を立てる」; 「立案」 is about drafting the plan itself.
- Related意図いとWrittenWritten/formal. An intention or purpose; 「立案」 is the act of drafting a plan.
- Related図るはかるWrittenWritten/formal verb. To seek or arrange something, as in 「便宜を図る」; 「立案」 is about drafting plans.
- Related意匠いしょうWrittenWritten/formal. Design of a product's appearance, legally a protected design; 「立案」 is about drafting plans.
- Related仕組むしくむNeutralNeutral verb. Setting things up behind the scenes, as in 「罠を仕組む」; 「立案」 is formal drafting.
- Related画策かくさくWrittenWritten/formal. Scheming and maneuvering behind the scenes, usually pejorative; 「立案」 is formal drafting.
- RelatedプランNeutralNeutral loanword. A plan or package deal, as in 「料金プラン」; 「立案」 stresses the act of drafting.
- Related案あんNeutralNeutral. A bare idea, proposal or draft, as in 「案を出す」; 「立案」 stresses the act of drafting.
- Related目論見もくろみWrittenWritten/formal. A scheme one hopes to pull off, as in 「目論見が外れる」; 「立案」 is formal drafting of a plan.
- Related腹づもりはらづもりCasualColloquial. A plan worked out in one's head; 「立案」 means formally drawing up a draft.
- Related目論むもくろむWrittenWritten/formal verb. To scheme or plot, as in 「一儲けを目論む」; 「立案」 is formal drafting.
- Antonym廃案はいあんWrittenWritten/formal. A proposal rejected and shelved; not a strict opposite of 「立案」 — the pair marks a plan's start and its end.
- Antonym撤回てっかいNeutralNeutral. Withdrawing a proposal already submitted; not a strict opposite of 「立案」 — the pair marks submission and retraction.
Use 「立案」 for drafting the original version of a plan or bill, as in 「政策を立案する」 or 「立案者」. For planning events and products pick 「企画」, for an overall vision 「構想」, for general plans 「計画」, and for scheming behind the scenes 「画策」. The other words cover narrower senses: schedules (「予定」), designs (「設計」「デザイン」「意匠」), mental calculations (「腹づもり」「目論見」), and so on.
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