"無策" meaning in Japanese

See 無策 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: 無策 [canonical] (ruby: 無(む), 策(さく)), musaku [romanization], 無策な [adnominal] (ruby: 無(む), 策(さく)), 無策に [adverbial] (ruby: 無(む), 策(さく))
Head templates: {{ja-adj|むさく|infl=na}} 無(む)策(さく) • (musaku) -na (adnominal 無(む)策(さく)な (musaku na), adverbial 無(む)策(さく)に (musaku ni))
  1. nonresponsive, do-nothing
    Sense id: en-無策-ja-adj-BAwHWQOK Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 61 39 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 68 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 71 29

Noun

Forms: 無策 [canonical] (ruby: 無(む), 策(さく)), musaku [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|むさく}} 無(む)策(さく) • (musaku)
  1. taking no action, a lack of policies, taking no measures
    Sense id: en-無策-ja-noun-EIBRW1LA Categories (other): Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 52 48 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 51 49
     
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      "form": "musaku",
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              9,
              15
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "We should denounce the government for doing nothing on this issue.",
          "roman": "Seifu no musaku wa hinan sareru-beki da.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "政府",
              "せいふ"
            ],
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              "無策",
              "むさく"
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              "非難",
              "ひなん"
            ]
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          "translation": "We should denounce the government for doing nothing on this issue.",
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      ]
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          "english": "We should denounce the government for doing nothing on this issue.",
          "roman": "Seifu no musaku wa hinan sareru-beki da.",
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            [
              "政府",
              "せいふ"
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              "無策",
              "むさく"
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              "非難",
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        "taking no action, a lack of policies, taking no measures"
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