構造 (こうぞう, kouzou) Japanese meaning: structure

構造 (こうぞう, kouzou) Japanese meaning: structure | Kotomora

Kanji

構posture, stance, appearance
造create, make, structure

Related words· 7

構こう成せいN3
構成 focuses on how parts are arranged or composed together, while 構造 emphasizes the overall structural framework of the whole.
仕し組くみN1
仕組み highlights how something works or functions mechanically, whereas 構造 describes its static physical or organizational arrangement.
組そ織しきN3
組織 often refers to an organized body or biological tissue with internal structure, while 構造 is the broader term for structural makeup in general.
骨ほね組ぐみ
骨組み evokes the literal skeleton or framework holding something up, while 構造 is the more abstract, general word for structure.

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作つくりN1
構造 is a formal, technical word for the structure of something, whereas 作り is a more casual term for how something is made or put together.
メカニズムN1
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.
体たい系けいN2
構造 focuses on the physical or structural arrangement of parts, while 体系 focuses on the logical organization of ideas or principles into a coherent whole.

Don't confuse with

構こう想そうN1
構想 (a plan or concept) sounds and looks similar to 構造 (structure) but refers to an idea being worked out, not a physical or organizational framework.
構こう造ぞう物ぶつ
構造 shares two kanji with 構造物 but means the abstract internal structure or framework of something, while 構造物 means a concrete built object.
構こう図ず
構造 refers to the physical or organizational structure of something (like a building or system), while 構図 specifically means the visual or conceptual composition, especially in art or plans.

Word family· 100

人じん口こう構こう造ぞうN1
population structure; demographic structure
木き構こう造ぞう
tree structure
木もっ構こう造ぞう
wooden construction; timber structure
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Etymology

Sino-Japanese word from 構 (to build, to frame) and 造 (to make, to construct). The combination conveys the idea of a constructed framework or organization.

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