“To plan” in Japanese
Short answer
To plan in Japanese is “図る” (hakaru). Full meaning: to plan, to attempt, to devise; to plot, to conspire, to scheme; to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek.
Other ways to say “To plan” in Japanese
志す
kokorozasu to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
目論む
mokuromu to plan, to form a plan, to scheme, to envision, to intend to do
企てる
kuwadateru to plan, to plot, to propose, to design, to intend, to contemplate; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder), to undertake (e.g. business)
企む
takuramu to scheme, to plan, to play a trick, to invent, to conspire, to frame up
巧む
takumu to devise, to plot, to plan
仕組む
shikumu to devise, to arrange, to plan, to plot
圖る
hakaru to plan, to attempt, to devise; to plot, to conspire, to scheme; to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek
はかる
hakaru to plan, to attempt, to devise; to plot, to conspire, to scheme; to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek
図れる
hakareru to plan, to attempt, to devise; to plot, to conspire, to scheme; to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek
はかっ
haka to plan, to attempt, to devise; to plot, to conspire, to scheme; to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek
志ざす
kokorozasu to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
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