Japanese word

機構

Pronunciation

Romajikikō

Meaning

  • nounmechanism

Example

この機構について説明します。ko no ki kō ni tsu i te setsu mei shi ma su

I will explain this mechanism.

Illustration for 機構 (mechanism)

More examples

この装置は、簡単な機構で動いています。ko no sō chi wa kan tan na ki kō de ugo i te i ma su

This device operates with a simple mechanism.

Core concept

Refers to the connected parts or rules that make a machine, process, or organization work.

Common phrases

  • 簡単な機構kan tan na ki kō

    simple mechanism

  • 機構を取り入れるki kō o to ri i re ru

    introduce a mechanism

Similar words

仕組みshikumi: The way connected parts or rules work together in a machine, process, or organization.
構造kōzō: The arrangement of parts and their relationships within a machine, process, or organization.
メカニズムmekanizumu: The process by which connected parts or actions produce a result.

Definition in Japanese

機械や組織などが一定の働きをする仕組み。ki kai ya so shiki na do ga it tei no hatara ki o su ru shi ku mi

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 機構 (kikō) combines 機 (ki, "mechanism") and 構 (kō, "structure") to express an organized working structure.

Usage tips

  • In technical and news contexts, 機構 (kikō) can also mean an institution or organized body, so it refers to a social system as well as a physical mechanism.

Other meanings

  • machinerynoun

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