JLPT N1 · Noun

仕組 (shikumi)

仕組 (しくみ, shikumi) is a Japanese noun meaning “structure; construction”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しくみ
Romaji: shikumi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; mechanism · noun
plan; plot; contrivance · noun

Example sentences

経済学は経済の仕組みを研究する学問である。

Economics is the study of economic mechanisms.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 仕組

仕

attend, doing, officialシ・ジ・つか.える · 5 strokes

組

association, braid, plaitソ・く.む・くみ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 仕組.

仕事しごとwork仕方しかたway仕様しようway仕方がないしかたがないthere's no (other) way仕上がるしあがるto be finished仕上しあげfinish仕掛しかけdevice奉仕ほうしservice仕えるつかえるto serve仕上がりしあがりfinish仕上げるしあげるto finish up仕入れるしいれるto buy (stock, materials, etc.)仕掛けるしかけるto start仕立てるしたてるto tailor

Source: JMdict entry 1594180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.