体制|たいせいtaisei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounorder; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
    日本にっぽんはガット自由貿易じゆうぼうえき体制たいせいにおける最大さいだいの受益者じゅえきしゃの一ひとつだったということができる。↗
    Japan has been one of the greatest beneficiaries of the free trade system under the GATT regime.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym構造こうぞうNeutralThe internal structure of an object or organization, viewed statically; 「体制」 is about the operating order of a society or organization.
  • Synonym組織そしきNeutralAn organization or group formed for a purpose, as in 「組織を作る」; 「体制」 is about how it operates.
  • Synonym仕組みしくみNeutralThe mechanism of how something works, as in 「仕組みを理解する」; common in colloquial speech.
  • Synonym体系たいけいNeutralA systematized body of theory or knowledge, as in 「法体系」; stresses systematic organization.
  • SynonymシステムNeutralA loanword for a system or scheme, as in 「システムを導入する」; especially frequent in technical contexts, though not limited to them.
  • Related構成こうせいNeutralComposition — which elements something is made up of, as in 「チーム構成」.
  • Related編成へんせいNeutralPutting parts together into an organized whole, whether a budget or a unit, as in 「予算編成」「部隊編成」.
  • Related系統けいとうNeutralA system or lineage, as in 「系統立てる」; stresses a consistent thread running through.
  • Related組成そせいWrittenThe composition of elements or components, mainly in chemistry or organizational makeup; written/formal prose.
  • Related組み立てくみたてNeutralAssembly or the way something is put together, as in 「文章の組み立て」.
  • Antonym混乱こんらんNeutralDisorder or chaos — the opposite of the order that 「体制」 implies.

Use 「体制」 for social systems and the way an organization operates, as in 「政治体制」 or 「受け入れ体制」. For internal structure pick 「構造」, for how something works 「仕組み」, for a body of theory 「体系」, and for technical systems 「システム」. 「混乱」 is the opposite of 「体制」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ある意図いとのもとに統一とういつされたり秩序ちつじょ化かされたり、支配しはいされたりしている集団しゅうだんの状態じょうたい。
  2. 現行げんこうの支配的しはいてき権力けんりょく。
  3. 生物せいぶつ体たいの各部かくぶの相互そうご関係かんけいによって全体ぜんたいを統一とういつし、保全ほぜんしているその組織そしき。ボディープラン。
  4. 詩文しぶんの体裁ていさいや様式ようしき。
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