JLPT N3 · Noun

機構 (kikou)

機構 (きこう, kikou) is a Japanese noun meaning “mechanism; machinery”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きこう
Romaji: kikou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

mechanism; machinery · noun
system; structure; organization; framework · noun

Example sentences

どこか機構が悪いに違いない。

Something must be wrong with the machinery.

Tatoeba #201011

ＷＨＯとは世界保健機構を表す。

WHO stands for World Health Organization.

Tatoeba #234779

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

Kanji in 機構

機

loom, mechanism, machineキ・はた · 16 strokes

構

posture, stance, appearanceコウ・かま.える・かま.う · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 機構.

飛行機ひこうきairplane機会きかいchance機械きかいmachine機関きかんengine機嫌きげんhumour機能きのうfunction契機けいきopportunity有機ゆうきorganicジェット機ジェットきjet aeroplane機きchance機関車きかんしゃlocomotive扇風機せんぷうきelectric fan交通機関こうつうきかん(means of) transportation危機ききcrisis

Source: JMdict entry 1220940 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.