keikaku

K5E1I1K5A1K5U1

noun

A plan, particularly a devious or complicated one.

OriginJapanese 計画 →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounkeikaku (plural keikakus or keikaku)

plural keikakus

  1. humorousslanganimeA plan, particularly a devious or complicated one.

    "H- Hee hee hee! Third place! Just according to keikaku!"

    2022, Nana Nanato, VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream, volume 1, J-Novel Club, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    "Marie, I broke out of HELL to see my keikaku through. You think this pit can hold me?"

    2019, Dalton O'Dell, Let's Make a Comic!, Lulu Press, →ISBN

    Let's address some of the most standout keikakus of the show in the eyes of the fans that were either too clever or just the opposite.

    2020 May 7, Izza Tipu, “Death Note: The 5 Smartest & 5 Dumbest Keikakus In The Franchise”, in CBR

Origin

  1. Japanese計画“plan”
  2. Englishkeikaku

Borrowed from Japanese 計画 (keikaku, “plan”), in reference to a meme parodying overly literal fansubs in which a line from Death Note is rendered as "Just according to keikaku. (Translator's note: keikaku means plan)".

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Cite this entry
APA

keikaku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keikaku

MLA

“keikaku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keikaku. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keikaku,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keikaku.

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