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How to say 'Strategy' in Japanese | 作戦

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The Japanese word for Strategy is 'Sakusen', written as 作戦 in Japanese.'Strategy' in hiragana is さくせん.

    word

    作戦

    Meaning

    Strategy

    Reading

    さくせん

    sakusen

    Kanji

    作Make 戦Fight, War

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '作戦 (さくせん)' means 'strategy' or 'tactical plan'. It is commonly used in contexts involving planning, especially in military, business, or competitive scenarios. The word implies a well-thought-out plan designed to achieve a specific goal. For example: The general devised a new strategy「将軍は新しい作戦を考えた」(しょうぐんはあたらしいさくせんをかんがえた). Our team's strategy worked perfectly「私たちのチームの作戦は完璧にうまくいった」(わたしたちのチームのさくせんはかんぺきにうまくいった). Note that while '作戦' can sometimes be used in casual contexts, it often carries a formal or serious tone.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2855

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 作戦

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    作

    Meaning

    Make

  • kanji

    戦

    Meaning

    Fight, War

Words Related to 作戦 Through the Kanji 作

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 作 as well.

  • word

    作る

    Meaning

    Make, Create

  • word

    作品

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    作文

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    作成

    Meaning

    Creation

  • word

    作り

    Meaning

    Make

  • word

    作家

    Meaning

    Writer

  • word

    作用

    Meaning

    Effect, Action

  • word

    作

    Meaning

    Work, Creation

  • word

    著作

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    作物

    Meaning

    Crop

  • word

    製作

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    作り出す

    Meaning

    Create, Produce

  • word

    作曲

    Meaning

    Composition

  • word

    動作

    Meaning

    Movement, Operation

  • word

    作者

    Meaning

    Author

  • word

    制作

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    作り上げる

    Meaning

    Complete, Fabricate

  • word

    工作

    Meaning

    Craft, Manipulation

  • word

    作り話

    Meaning

    Fabrication

  • word

    創作

    Meaning

    Creation, Fiction

  • word

    操作

    Meaning

    Operation

Words Related to 作戦 Through the Kanji 戦

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 戦 as well.

  • word

    戦後

    Meaning

    Postwar

  • word

    戦

    Meaning

    War

  • word

    戦争

    Meaning

    War

  • word

    戦略

    Meaning

    Strategy

  • word

    戦う

    Meaning

    Fight

  • word

    戦い

    Meaning

    Struggle, Battle

  • word

    大戦

    Meaning

    Great war

  • word

    戦闘

    Meaning

    Battle

  • word

    戦死

    Meaning

    Death in battle

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    戦場

    Meaning

    Battlefield

  • word

    戦国

    Meaning

    Warring, States

  • word

    挑戦

    Meaning

    Challenge

  • word

    敗戦

    Meaning

    Defeat

  • word

    合戦

    Meaning

    Battle

  • word

    戦時

    Meaning

    Wartime

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