Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 体たい 制せい を 整ととの える to set up or put in place a system (for something)
The company set up a new production system.
体たい 制せい を 強きょう 化か する to strengthen a system or setup
The government strengthened its defense system.
体たい 制せい が 崩ほう 壊かい する for a system or regime to collapse
The old regime eventually collapsed.
体たい 制せい に 反はん 対たい する to oppose an established system or regime
The young people opposed the regime.
Related words· 8 体系 stresses a logically organized system of ideas or theories, while 体制 focuses on the practical organizational or institutional framework.
制度 refers to a specific established rule, law, or institution, whereas 体制 is the broader overall structure or regime that such rules operate within.
組織 emphasizes the concrete organization or group itself, while 体制 emphasizes the way that organization or a whole society is structured and run.
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.
Show 4 more Show fewer 体制 is the general word for a system or structure, while 新体制 specifically emphasizes that the system is newly established or reformed.
体制 names an overall organizational or political structure and stands alone as a noun, whereas 制 is a bound element that forms specific system names like 二院制 .
体制 usually describes an established system or regime (e.g. political or organizational), while 枠組み is a more neutral term for any structural framework, including plans or agreements.
体制 refers to an organizational system or structure in general, whereas 陣容 specifically describes the makeup of a team, staff, or cast.
Don't confuse with 体勢 (same pronunciation) means physical posture or stance, while 体制 means an institutional or organizational system.
大勢 (same pronunciation) means the general trend of events or a great many people, while 体制 refers to an organized system or regime.
体制 (system, regime) shares the kanji 体 and a similar sound with 体裁 , but refers to an organizational structure, not appearance.
体制 (same reading) refers to a system, organization, or regime, whereas 態勢 refers to a temporary readiness or stance for dealing with a situation.
Word family· 28 new system; new order; new regime
old regime; former system
the establishment; the powers that be
anti-establishment
the present regime; the existing regime
Show 5 more Show fewer tributary system (of Imperial China)
national polity; state system
diplomatic structure; diplomatic framework
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
wartime regime; war footing
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Etymology Compound of 体 (body, form) and 制 (system, control), literally 'body-system'. The term entered common use in the Meiji period to translate Western concepts of political and organizational systems.
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