Japanese word

組み立て

Pronunciation

Romajikumitate

Meaning

  • nounstructure

Example

この話の組み立ては分かりやすいです。ko no hanashi no ku mi ta te wa wa ka ri ya su i de su

The structure of this story is easy to understand.

Illustration for 組み立て (structure)

More examples

発表の組み立てを先に決めておくと、話しやすいです。hap pyō no ku mi ta te o saki ni ki me te o ku to hana shi ya su i de su

If you decide on the structure of your presentation beforehand, it is easier to speak.

Core concept

It presents separate parts as an ordered whole, whether they are physical components, an idea, or a story.

Common phrases

  • 話の組み立てhanashi no ku mi ta te

    the structure of a story

  • 説明の組み立てsetsu mei no ku mi ta te

    the structure of an explanation

  • 議論の組み立てgi ron no ku mi ta te

    the structure of an argument

Similar words

構成kōsei: The arrangement of parts that makes up a whole, especially an idea, text, or presentation.
構造kōzō: The framework formed by the relationships among parts within a whole.

Definition in Japanese

物事を成り立たせる要素の組み合わせや配置。また、その組み合わせ方。mono goto o na ri ta ta se ru yō so no ku mi a wa se ya hai chi ma ta so no ku mi a wa se kata

Word origin

組み立て (kumitate) is the noun form of 組み立てる (kumitateru), a compound of 組む (kumu, "join") and 立てる (tateru, "set up").

Usage tips

  • 話の組み立て (hanashi no kumitate) often describes how a speaker or writer arranges ideas, so the word applies to storytelling and explanations as well as physical assembly.

Other meanings

  • assemblynoun
  • organizationnoun

Opposites

  • 無秩序muchitsujodisordernoun

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