Japanese symbol for “scheme”
計画
けいかく
Romaji: keikaku
plan; project; schedule; scheme
In Japanese, scheme is 計画, read けいかく (keikaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scheme”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 策 | さく saku | plan; policy; means |
| 構想 | こうそう kousou | plan; plot; idea |
| 謀略 | ぼうりゃく bouryaku | scheme; plot; artifice |
| 陰謀 | いんぼう inbou | plot; intrigue; scheme |
| 策略 | さくりゃく sakuryaku | stratagem; artifice; trick |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 設計 | せっけい sekkei | plan; design; layout |
| 計算 | けいさん keisan | calculation; computation; reckoning |
| 合計 | ごうけい goukei | sum total; total amount |
| 時計 | とけい tokei | clock; watch; timepiece |
| 統計 | とうけい toukei | statistics |
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 漫画 | まんが manga | cartoon; comic; comic strip |
| 画像 | がぞう gazou | image; picture; portrait |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scheme”.
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.