計画（けいかく、keikaku）
- plan

The Japanese word 計画 計画 (けいかく - keikaku) primarily means "plan," "project," "program," or "scheme." It refers to a detailed set of steps or intentions designed to achieve a specific goal or objective. It encompasses the process of making arrangements for the future. It can involve strategies, timelines, and resources.

⚫︎旅行の計画 Translation: Travel plan ⚫︎新しいプロジェクトの計画 Translation: Plan for a new project ⚫︎試験の計画を立てる Translation: Make a plan for the exam

You can use 計画 計画 in various contexts, from personal to professional settings. ⚫︎ It’s useful when talking about making arrangements, scheduling events, or outlining steps to accomplish a goal. ⚫︎ It's versatile and fits situations where you are discussing anything from a simple daily schedule to complex business strategies or government initiatives. ⚫︎ Use it when you are discussing the act of planning or the resulting plan itself.

計画 is typically written in kanji, けいかく in hiragana is the reading. ⚫︎ There are no other standard ways to write this word. ⚫︎ The okurigana (送りがな - suffix hiragana) is consistent, so it's always written as 計画.

⚫︎プラン (puran) - "Plan" (loanword from English) - often used for a more casual plan. ⚫︎予定 (よてい - yotei) - "Schedule," "arrangement," but more often relates to scheduled events. ⚫︎構想 (こうそう - kousou) - "Idea," "concept," or "plan," often for a larger scale, complex undertaking. ⚫︎企画 (きかく - kikaku) - "Plan," "project," "planning," especially in a business or organizational context.

⚫︎無計画 (むけいかく - mukeikaku) - "Unplanned," "without a plan." ⚫︎偶然 (ぐうぜん - guuzen) - "Coincidence," "by chance." ⚫︎行き当たりばったり (いきあたりばったり - ikiataribattari) - "Improvisation," "winging it."

来年の旅行の計画を立てています。 ・Translation: I am making a plan for next year's trip. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the action of creating a plan, specifically for a future event.

新しいビジネスの計画はまだ始まったばかりです。 ・Translation: The plan for the new business has just begun. ・Explanation: This shows that 計画 can also refer to the plan itself, and the process of its creation.

The word 計画 comes from Chinese, where 計 means "to calculate," "to plan," or "to measure" and 画 means "a plan," "a drawing," or "a design." Together, they evolved to denote "a plan" or "a scheme" in Japanese.