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策略 — meaning in English

sakuryaku

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English meaning

  • stratagem noun A clever plan or trick, especially one meant to outwit an opponent.
  • strategy noun A carefully worked-out plan for reaching a particular goal, especially over the long term.
  • tactics noun The specific methods and arrangements used to achieve an objective, especially in a military, sporting, or competitive context.
  • wile noun A crafty trick used to deceive or persuade someone.

Senses

策略 is used for these senses in English:

  • stratagem Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.
  • strategy (uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
  • tactics (military) The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.
  • wile (usually, in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice

strategy — full definition

  1. noun A carefully worked-out plan for reaching a particular goal, especially over the long term.
  2. noun The overall art of directing large-scale operations, especially in warfare, as opposed to individual battles.

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