1.
stratagem; trick; scheme; artifice
A clever or cunning plan to achieve a goal, often with a negative connotation of manipulation or deceit.
術策を弄する。
To use stratagems.
相手の術策に引っかかった。
I fell for the opponent's trick.
彼は様々な術策を使ってライバル}{会社を出し抜いた。
He used various stratagems to outwit the rival company.
A literary and somewhat formal word combining 術 (technique; art) and 策 (plan; scheme). Carries a strong connotation of cunning and manipulation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 術策を弄する: to use stratagems; to resort to tricks
- 術策を巡らす: to devise schemes
- 術策に長けている: to be skilled at scheming
- 術策に引っかかる: to fall for a trick
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 策略: stratagem; scheme — very similar, slightly more common
- 計略: stratagem; plot — similar, with emphasis on calculated planning
- 謀略: conspiracy; intrigue — implies more serious, large-scale scheming
- 手口: method; trick — more colloquial; often used for criminal methods