案
plan · suggestion · draft · ponder · fear · proposition · idea · expectation · worry · table · bench
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
安 + tree
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of peace and tree. Thinking peacefully at wooden desk.
Symbolism
Plan, proposal, idea. Represents thinking and planning.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Developing a new plan
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
思案投首
しあんなげくび
being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do); being at one's wit's end
鼻元思案
はなもとじあん
superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea; superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking
鼻先思案
はなさきじあん
superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea; superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking
喉元思案
のどもとじあん
superficial way of thinking; shortsighted thinking; shallow idea; superficial way of thinking
Proverbs & Idioms
案ずるより産むが易し
あんずるよりうむがやすし
Giving birth is easier than worrying
Doing is easier than worrying about it