構こう造ぞう

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Meanings

noun

structure; construction; makeup

Refers to the way something is built, organized, or composed, from physical objects to abstract systems.

この建たて物ものの構こう造ぞうはとても複ふく雑ざつだ。
The structure of this building is very complex.
社しゃ会かいの構こう造ぞうを理り解かいするのは難むずかしい。
Understanding the structure of society is difficult.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の構こう造ぞうthe structure of ~
この機き械かいの構こう造ぞうはとても複ふく雑ざつだ。
The structure of this machine is very complex.
構こう造ぞうを持もつto have a (certain kind of) structure
この分ぶん子しは特とく殊しゅな構こう造ぞうを持もっている。
This molecule has a special structure.
構こう造ぞうが複ふく雑ざつだthe structure is complex
人にん間げんの脳のうの構こう造ぞうは非ひ常じょうに複ふく雑ざつだ。
The structure of the human brain is extremely complex.
構こう造ぞう上じょうの〈事こと〉a structural (problem, issue, etc.)
そのビルには構こう造ぞう上じょうの問もん題だいがあった。
There was a structural problem with that building.
構こう造ぞうを分ぶん析せきするto analyze the structure
研けん究きゅう者しゃたちはたんぱく質しつの構こう造ぞうを分ぶん析せきした。
The researchers analyzed the structure of the protein.

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.
構かまえN1
構造 refers to the internal mechanism or system of something, whereas 構え describes its outward physical layout or appearance.

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
構こう造ぞう体たい
structure; structural body
構こう造ぞう化か
structuring; structuralization

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構こう造ぞう土ど
patterned ground
構こう造ぞう型がた
derived type; structured type
構こう造ぞう壁かべ
structural wall; foundation wall
構こう造ぞう式しき
structural formula
構こう造ぞう物ぶつ
structure; construction

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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.