ユニット

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Meanings

General term for a single, self-contained part of a larger system, such as in housing, machinery, or measurement.

Often refers to a small performing group, especially in music or entertainment, but can also apply to any small, cohesive team.

〈人ひと〉とユニットを組くむto form a unit/group with someone
彼かの女じょと音おん楽がくユニットを組くんで活かつ動どうしている。
I formed a music unit with her and we've been performing together.
〈物もの〉をユニットに分わけるto divide something into units
大おおきな装そう置ちをいくつかのユニットに分わけて設せっ計けいした。
We designed the large device by dividing it into several units.
ユニットとして機き能のうするto function as a unit
このチームは一ひとつのユニットとして機き能のうしている。
This team functions as a single unit.

グループN4sense 2
グループ is a broad term for any group of people or things, while ユニット usually implies a smaller, more tightly organized team or module.
モジュール sense 1
モジュール is the technical term for a self-contained functional part, closely matching ユニット's sense of a component in machinery or systems.
バンドN2sense 2
バンド specifically means a musical band, whereas ユニット can refer to any small performing group or functional team, not just music.
単たん位いN3
ユニット is a loanword for a self-contained component or small group (e.g. a kitchen unit), whereas 単位 is the native term used for standard units of measurement, credits, and organizational units.

個こN5
Used when counting a ユニット as a small standalone item, such as a piece of machinery or a component.

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Borrowed from English 'unit'.