体系|たいけいtaikei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, noun (suffix)system; organization; organisation; architecture
- SynonymシステムNeutralLoanword for a system or setup, with a practical, technical feel; 「体系」 stresses a whole whose parts are in good order.
- Synonym組織そしきNeutralAn organization or group, and also biological tissue; 「体系」 stresses a unified, orderly whole.
- Synonym機構きこうWrittenIn written/formal prose: an institution or mechanism, as in 「国際機構」; 「体系」 stresses a unified, orderly whole.
- Synonym体制たいせいNeutralThe system or regime of a society or organization, as in 「政治体制」; 「体系」 stresses clearly ordered parts.
- Synonym仕組みしくみNeutralThe way something works — its mechanism or principle; more colloquial, while 「体系」 is more formal.
- Synonym系統けいとうNeutralA system, lineage or bloodline, as in 「神経系統」; 「体系」 stresses a unified, orderly whole.
- Synonym系けいNeutralA suffix for a system or faction, as in 「理系」 and 「太陽系」.
- Related構造こうぞうNeutralStructure — how something is put together inside; 「体系」 looks at the orderliness of the whole.
- Related編成へんせいWrittenIn written/formal prose: forming or organizing units, e.g. train formations or budget drafting; 「体系」 stresses the orderliness of a whole.
- Related構成こうせいNeutralComposition or makeup, e.g. how a text is organized; 「体系」 stresses a whole that forms a system.
- Related系列けいれつNeutralA series or corporate group, as in 「系列会社」; 「体系」 stresses the orderliness of a whole.
- Related組み立てくみたてNeutralAssembly or framework, stressing the building process; 「体系」 stresses the finished system.
- RelatedからくりNeutralA mechanism or trick, stressing inner cleverness or a hidden catch; 「体系」 covers only overall structure, with no such nuance.
- Antonym無秩序むちつじょNeutralDisorder — the opposite of the tidy order of 「体系」.
- Antonym混沌こんとんWrittenIn written/formal prose: chaos or confusion — the opposite of a systematic 「体系」.
Use 「体系」 for an orderly whole of knowledge, theory or institutions, as in 「体系的に学ぶ」 and 「料金体系」. For technical systems say 「システム」, for a regime 「体制」, internal structure 「構造」, how things work 「仕組み」. Others stress groups (「組織」), institutions (「機構」), formation (「編成」), makeup (「構成」), business groups (「系列」), lineage (「系統」), assembly (「組み立て」) or tricks (「絡繰り」); 「無秩序」 and 「混沌」 are opposites.
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