1.
lack of a plan; absence of policy; having no strategy
The state of having no plan, policy, or countermeasures. Often used critically to describe a government, organization, or person's failure to take action.
Composed of 無 (without, non-) and 策 (plan, policy, measure). Carries a critical or negative tone, implying that action should have been taken but was not. Almost always used in a critical context.
Common collocations
- 無策を批判する — to criticize the lack of policy
- 無策ぶり — the extent of the lack of strategy
- 無為無策 — doing nothing and having no plan (emphatic compound)
- 無策のまま — with no plan in place