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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.
Common collocations
- 枠組みを作る: to create a framework
- 枠組みを整える: to put a framework in order
- 法的枠組み: legal framework
- 制度の枠組み: institutional framework
- 枠組み合意: framework agreement
Usage
枠組み 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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枠
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外枠 (outer frame)
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大枠 (broad outline)