策
サク

scheme, plan, policy, step, means

JLPT1 G6 S12 F209

朿# thorn + 竹 bamboo → sharp-pronged whip/stick for taming a horse. *Policy*, *plan*, (bamboo) *slat*, *record* and *document* are all borrowed meanings (for bamboo writing slats, compare 冊).

[Full Kanji Etymology List]