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綱目 (こうもく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

綱こう目もく

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Meanings

1

noun

main points and details; outline and particulars

Refers to the overall framework and the specific items within it; used for plans, classifications, or systematic summaries.

計けい画かくの綱こう目もくを説せつ明めいしてください。
Please explain the main points and details of the plan.
この分ぶん類るいは綱こう目もくがはっきりしている。
This classification has a clear outline and details.

Kanji

綱hawser, class (genus), rope
目eye, class, look

Similar words

要よう綱こう
要綱 focuses on the essential outline or summary, while 綱目 includes both the broad framework and the specific items.
細さい目もく
細目 refers to the detailed items or particulars, whereas 綱目 covers both the main points and the details together.

Etymology

Compound of 綱 (large rope, main thread) and 目 (eye, item), suggesting the main threads and the individual mesh points of a net, metaphorically extended to a systematic outline with details.