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仕組み (しくみ, shikumi) Japanese meaning: structure | Kotomora
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Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 仕し 組く みを 理り 解かい する to understand how something works
It's hard to understand how the economy works.
仕し 組く みを 作つく る to build a system or mechanism
The company built a new evaluation system.
〈 事こと 〉 という 仕し 組く みになっている to be set up so that...
This door is designed to open automatically when you push it.
仕し 組く みを 見み 抜ぬ く to see through a scheme or trick
He saw through the scheme behind the fraud.
Kanji 組 association, braid, plait Related words· 9 構造 emphasizes the physical or organizational structure of something, while 仕組み focuses on how it functions or operates.
仕掛け often refers to a physical mechanism, gadget, or trick, whereas 仕組み covers both concrete mechanisms and abstract systems or plans.
機構 is a more formal, technical term for a mechanism or institutional system, while 仕組み is the everyday word for how something works.
計画 is a concrete, deliberate plan or schedule, while 仕組み in its 'scheme' sense implies a cleverly or deviously devised setup.
Show 5 more 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.
仕組み is a more casual, general word for how something works or is organized, whereas 制度 refers specifically to a formal, often legally established system.
仕組み is a native Japanese word for how something works or is structured, while システム is the loanword typically used for formal or technical systems.
仕組み highlights how something works mechanically or functionally, while 枠組み highlights the overall structural outline within which things operate.
Written forms 仕し 組く み Usage 81%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
しくみ Usage 17%
仕し 組くみ Usage 2%
Less common abbreviated kanji form; 仕組み is preferred.
Etymology Compound of 仕 (し, 'to serve, do') and 組み (くみ, 'set, assemble'). The combination conveys the idea of putting things together to form a functioning whole.
仕組み is a casual, everyday word for how something is set up or works mechanically, while 体制 is a more formal term for an institutional or political framework.
