骨組(ほねぐ)み

ほねぐみ
noun
framework; skeleton; structure
1. framework; skeleton; structural frame
The basic structure or frame that supports something, such as a building, ship, or conceptual plan.
建物(たてもの)の骨組(ほねぐ)みが完成(かんせい)した。
The framework of the building has been completed.
鉄骨(てっこつ)の骨組(ほねぐ)みが組(く)み上(あ)がった。
The steel framework has been assembled.
古(ふる)い家(いえ)だが、骨組(ほねぐ)みはしっかりしている。
It's an old house, but the framework is solid.
2. outline; basic structure (figurative)
The basic framework or outline of a plan, story, or concept.
論文(ろんぶん)の骨組(ほねぐ)みを先(さき)に作(つく)った。
I created the outline of my thesis first.
この計画(けいかく)の骨組(ほねぐ)みを説明(せつめい)します。
Let me explain the basic framework of this plan.
まず物語(ものがたり)の骨組(ほねぐ)みを考(かんが)えて、それから細(こま)かい部分(ぶぶん)を書(か)いていく。
First think about the basic structure of the story, then write the details.

Compound of 骨(ほね) (bone) + 組(く)み (assembly). Refers to the essential supporting structure — both literally (buildings, ships) and figuratively (plans, stories).

LITERAL USE:

  • 建物(たてもの)の骨組(ほねぐ)み (building framework)
  • 鉄骨(てっこつ)の骨組(ほねぐ)み (steel frame structure)
  • 骨組(ほねぐ)みが組(く)み上(あ)がる (the frame is assembled)

FIGURATIVE USE:

  • 論文(ろんぶん)の骨組(ほねぐ)み (outline of a thesis)
  • 計画(けいかく)の骨組(ほねぐ)み (framework of a plan)
  • 物語(ものがたり)の骨組(ほねぐ)み (basic structure of a story)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 骨格(こっかく): skeleton, framework (more formal/technical)
  • 枠組(わくぐ)み: framework, scheme (policy/organizational)
  • アウトライン: outline (loanword, more casual)
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Added 2026.1.18 9:57 · Revised 2026.3.31 10:51
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