Korean word

구조

Pronunciation

Romanizationkujo

Meaning

  • nounstructure

Example

이 다리의 구조가 튼튼한지 확인하세요.i ta ri ui ku jo ga teun teun han ji hwa gin ha se yo

Check whether the structure of this bridge is sturdy.

Illustration for 구조 (structure)

More examples

설계가 잘못되어 건물의 구조를 바꿨다.seol gye ga chal mot ttoe eo keon mu rui ku jo reul pa kkwot tta

Because the design was flawed, we changed the structure of the building.

Core concept

A working arrangement of parts, with each part connected to the others.

Common phrases

  • 구조를 이해하다ku jo reul i hae ha da

    understand the structure

  • 구조를 바꾸다ku jo reul pa kku da

    change the structure

  • 구조가 단순하다ku jo ga tan sun ha da

    have a simple structure

Similar words

구성kuseong: The arrangement of parts that makes a book, plan, or work into a complete whole.
조직chojik: An organized group of people or departments with separate roles and a shared purpose.
체계chegye: A set of connected parts that follows rules and works as one organized system.
형태hyeongtae: The visible shape or form of something and the way its parts are arranged.

Definition in Korean

여러 요소가 일정한 관계로 조직되어 기능을 이루는 방식이나 체계yeo reo yo so ga il jeong han kwan gye ro cho jik ttoe eo ki neung eul i ru neun pang si gi na che gye

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound joins elements meaning to build and to make, highlighting something formed by arranging parts.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, the useful contrast is that this word applies not only to a building's design but also to the underlying organization of an abstract system.

Other meanings

  • mechanismnoun
  • frameworknoun
  • rescuenoun

Opposites

  • 혼돈hondonchaosnoun
  • 해체haechedismantlingnoun

Related words

  • 구조화kujohwastructuringnoun
  • 구조적kujojeokstructuraladjective

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