メカニズム

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to a system of parts working together, often in technical, scientific, or abstract contexts.

〈物もの〉のメカニズムを解かい明めいするto elucidate the mechanism of something
科か学がく者しゃたちは病びょう気きの発はっ生せいメカニズムを解かい明めいした。
The scientists clarified the mechanism behind the disease's onset.
〈事こと〉のメカニズムを探さぐるto investigate the mechanism behind something
研けん究きゅう者しゃは記き憶おくのメカニズムを探さぐっている。
Researchers are investigating the mechanism of memory.
〈物もの〉のメカニズムが働はたらくfor a mechanism to function or come into play
市し場じょうには価か格かくを調ちょう整せいするメカニズムが働はたらいている。
A mechanism that adjusts prices is at work in the market.

仕し組くみN1
仕組み is the everyday native word for how something is set up or works, while メカニズム sounds more technical or scientific.
機き構こうN1
機構 emphasizes a physical or organizational mechanical structure, whereas メカニズム can describe any process or system, concrete or abstract.
構こう造ぞうN2
構造 focuses on the static arrangement or structure of parts, while メカニズム highlights how those parts interact or function together.
メカニック
メカニズム is the general word for a mechanism or process, while メカニック in this sense is narrower, tied to design or technical systems.
メカ
メカニズム is the full, formal word for the mechanism or inner workings of something, while メカ is its casual, shortened form.

メカニック
メカニック means a mechanic (a person who repairs machines), which learners can confuse with メカニズム (a system or process) due to the similar sound.

Borrowed from English 'mechanism'.