組くみ立たて

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

assembly; construction; putting together

Refers to the act or process of assembling parts into a finished object, such as furniture, machinery, scaffolding, or a structure.

この本ほん棚だなの組くみ立たてには一いち時じ間かんほどかかった。
It took about an hour to assemble this bookshelf.

足あし場ばの組くみ立たては専せん門もんの業ぎょう者しゃに依い頼らいした。

We asked a specialist contractor to erect the scaffolding.

2

noun

structure; framework; organization

Also used abstractly for how parts of an idea, text, plan, or system are arranged into a coherent whole.

発はっ表ぴょうの前まえに、話はなしの組くみ立たてをもう一いち度ど確かく認にんした。
Before the presentation, I checked the structure of my talk once more.
この小しょう説せつは物もの語がたりの組くみ立たてが巧たくみだ。
This novel is skillfully structured.

Written forms

組くみ立たてUsage50%
Main spelling and the best general form for the noun meaning assembly or structure.
組くみ立たてUsage40%
Compact kanji form often seen in labels, manuals, technical writing, and compounds.
組くみ立たてUsage9%
search-only kanji form
Attested search-only variant; useful for lookup but not the preferred modern spelling.

Kanji

組association, braid, plait
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

組くみ立たてる
The verb meaning to assemble or build up; 組み立て is the noun for the act, process, or resulting structure.
構こう成せい
A broader and often more formal word for composition or structure; 組み立て more strongly suggests parts being put together.
建けん設せつ
Used for construction of buildings, roads, and large facilities; 組み立て is more about assembling components.

Etymology

Nominal form related to 組み立てる, from 組む meaning to put together or combine and 立てる meaning to set up or raise. The spelling transparently reflects the idea of setting parts together.