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JLPT N3 · Noun

枠 (waku)

枠 (わく, waku) is a Japanese noun meaning “frame; framework”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
わく
Romaji
waku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. frame; framework · noun, suffix noun
  2. border; box · noun, suffix noun
  3. limit; restriction; quota · noun, suffix noun
  4. category; bracket; class · noun, suffix noun
  5. time slot (in a broadcasting schedule) · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

ドアが枠に合わなければ合うまでドアにかんなをかけなければならない。
If a door doesn't fit the casing, we must plane it carefully until it does.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 枠

枠
frame, framework, spindleわく · 8 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1562610 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.