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仕組み (しくみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Please explain how this machine works.
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.
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 highlights how something works mechanically or functionally, while 枠組み highlights the overall structural outline within which things operate.
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.
