フレーム

ふれーむ
noun
frame
1. frame, framework
A rigid structure that surrounds or supports something, such as eyeglass frames, picture frames, or bicycle frames. Also used figuratively for a conceptual framework.
メガネのフレームを(えら)ぶ。
To choose eyeglass frames.
自転車(じてんしゃ)のフレームが(かる)い。
The bicycle frame is light.
既存(きそん)のフレームワークにとらわれず、(あたら)しい発想(はっそう)(かんが)えよう。
Let's think with fresh ideas without being bound by existing frameworks.

A loanword from English "frame," used for rigid structures that surround or support something, as well as conceptual frameworks.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • メガネのフレーム: eyeglass frames
  • 写真(しゃしん)フレーム: picture/photo frame
  • 自転車(じてんしゃ)のフレーム: bicycle frame
  • 金属(きんぞく)フレーム: metal frame

IT/BUSINESS TERMS:

  • フレームワーク: framework (conceptual or software)
  • フレームレート: frame rate (video/gaming)

JAPANESE EQUIVALENTS:

  • (わく): frame, border (native Japanese word, often interchangeable for photo frames or structural frames)
  • 骨組(ほねぐ)み: framework, skeleton (for physical structures)

フレーム is preferred in technical and modern contexts, while (わく) is used in everyday speech.