Meaning

Primary

Tactics

Alternatives

Strategy, Operation

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When you make war, you're building it up like you'd build a building. You have to make strategy, you have to plan, you have to come up with awesome tactics for your operation.

Reading

さくせん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • ゲリラ作戦

    guerrilla tactics

    心理作戦

    psychological tactics

    共同作戦

    joint operation

Context Sentences

午後九時に明日の作戦について話したい。

At 9 p.m. I want to talk about our strategy for tomorrow.

もう一度、作戦をねり直そう。

Let's work out a strategy one more time.

コウイチは、トーフグには新しいはん売作戦がひつようだと考えている。

Koichi thinks that Tofugu needs new sales tactics.

Kanji Composition