(わくぐ)

わくぐみ
noun
framework, structure
1. framework, structure, system
An organized structure or system that provides the basic shape or rules for something. Used for institutional frameworks, policy structures, agreements, and organizational systems.
(あたら)しい枠組(わくぐ)みを(つく)る。
To create a new framework.
国際(こくさい)協力(きょうりょく)枠組(わくぐ)みが必要(ひつよう)だ。
A framework for international cooperation is needed.
既存(きそん)法的(ほうてき)枠組(わくぐ)みでは対応(たいおう)できない問題(もんだい)()えている。
Problems that cannot be addressed within the existing legal framework are increasing.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 枠組(わくぐ)みを(つく)る: to create a framework
  • 枠組(わくぐ)みを(ととの)える: to put a framework in order
  • 法的(ほうてき)枠組(わくぐ)み: legal framework
  • 制度(せいど)枠組(わくぐ)み: institutional framework
  • 枠組(わくぐ)合意(ごうい): framework agreement

USAGE:
枠組(わくぐ)み is used almost exclusively in formal and institutional contexts — politics, law, international relations, and organizational planning. It implies a structured system with defined rules or boundaries.

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