Japanese symbol for “formulation”
策定
さくてい
Romaji: sakutei
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
In Japanese, formulation is 策定, read さくてい (sakutei).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “formulation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 構築 | こうちく kouchiku | construction; building; putting up |
| 製剤 | せいざい seizai | formulation (of pharmaceuticals); preparation; pharmaceutical production |
| 立教 | りっきょう rikkyou | establishment (of religious teachings); formulation |
| 定式化 | ていしきか teishikika | formulation; formularization; formularisation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対策 | たいさく taisaku | measure; step; countermeasure |
| 政策 | せいさく seisaku | political measures; policy |
| 施策 | しさく shisaku | policy; measure |
| 策略 | さくりゃく sakuryaku | stratagem; artifice; trick |
| 方策 | ほうさく housaku | plan; measure; means |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “formulation”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.