"無策" meaning in Japanese

See 無策 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: 無策 [canonical] (ruby: (), (さく)), musaku [romanization], 無策な [adnominal] (ruby: (), (さく)), 無策に [adverbial] (ruby: (), (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 with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 62 38 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 68 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 55 45 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 71 29

Noun

Forms: 無策 [canonical] (ruby: (), (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 with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 55 45
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      "form": "無策",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "musaku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "無策な",
      "roman": "musaku na",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
          "策",
          "さく"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "無策に",
      "roman": "musaku ni",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
          "策",
          "さく"
        ]
      ],
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        "adverbial"
      ]
    }
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        "infl": "na"
      },
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      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
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          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "68 32",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "55 45",
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          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "71 29",
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        }
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      ],
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          "nonresponsive"
        ],
        [
          "do-nothing",
          "do-nothing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "無策"
}

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          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              15
            ]
          ],
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            [
              3,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "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"
            ],
            [
              "無策",
              "むさく"
            ],
            [
              "非難",
              "ひなん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "政府の無策は非難されるべきだ。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taking no action, a lack of policies, taking no measures"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "taking",
          "taking"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "無策"
}
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    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese な-na adjectives",
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          "無",
          "む"
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          "策",
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    },
    {
      "form": "無策に",
      "roman": "musaku ni",
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          "無",
          "む"
        ],
        [
          "策",
          "さく"
        ]
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      "name": "ja-adj"
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        "nonresponsive, do-nothing"
      ],
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          "nonresponsive",
          "nonresponsive"
        ],
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          "do-nothing"
        ]
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  ],
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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.",
          "ruby": [
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              "政府",
              "せいふ"
            ],
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              "無策",
              "むさく"
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        }
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          "taking",
          "taking"
        ],
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          "action",
          "action"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "無策"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 無策 meaning in Japanese (2.6kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "無策",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "無策",
  "trace": ""
}

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