機構
Meanings
1
Refers to the physical working parts of a machine or device, or the mechanical arrangement itself.
The mechanism of this watch is very precise.
We disassembled the engine's machinery and examined it.
2
system; structure; organization; framework
Abstract use for an organized system, institutional structure, or administrative framework.
A new administrative structure has been launched.
We need to review the company's decision-making framework.
Usage patterns
- 機構を改革するto reform an organizational structure
The government announced a policy to reform the administrative structure.
- 機構が動くfor a mechanism to operate
This watch operates via a complex mechanism.
- 〈事〉の機構を解明するto clarify the mechanism behind something
The researchers are trying to clarify the mechanism behind the immune response.
- 国際機構に加盟するto join an international organization
The country joined a new international organization.