構造(こうぞう)

こうぞう
noun
structure, construction
1. structure, construction
The arrangement and organization of parts in a system.
建物(たてもの)の構造(こうぞう)
The structure of the building.
複雑(ふくざつ)な構造(こうぞう)
A complex structure.
社会(しゃかい)の構造(こうぞう)は時代(じだい)とともに大(おお)きく変化(へんか)してきた。
The structure of society has changed greatly over time.

構造(こうぞう) refers to the internal arrangement of parts that make up a whole — how something is built or organized. It applies to physical objects, systems, and abstract concepts alike.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 構造(こうぞう)的(てき): structural (as a na-adjective)
  • 構造(こうぞう)改革(かいかく): structural reform
  • 構造(こうぞう)上(じょう)の問題(もんだい): structural problem
  • 構造(こうぞう)物(ぶつ): a structure (physical)

TYPICAL DOMAINS:

  • 社会(しゃかい)構造(こうぞう): social structure
  • 経済(けいざい)構造(こうぞう): economic structure
  • 文(ぶん)の構造(こうぞう): sentence structure
  • 建物(たてもの)の構造(こうぞう): building structure

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 仕組(しく)み: mechanism, how something works (more everyday)
  • 組(く)み立(た)て: assembly, construction (emphasizes the process)

Related Words

Synonym: 構成(こうせい) (composition)
Synonym: 仕組(しく)み (mechanism (everyday))
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Added 2026.1.11 16:28 · Revised 2026.4.6 15:23
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