枠組み・枠組|わくぐみwakugumi[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
枠組み枠組み is the more common form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it for the senses of physical frame, framework, or structure.
枠組枠組 is a less common kanji-only variant of 枠組み. Beginners should generally choose 枠組み instead.
Definitions
  1. nounframe (physical structure); framework
  2. nounframework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
    ここでの問題もんだいは、社会しゃかいのトレンドを概観がいかんできるような枠組わくぐみを創出そうしゅつすることである。↗
    The question here is one of creating the framework with which we can outline the social trend.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym骨組みほねぐみNeutralSkeleton or supporting frame, as in 「建物の骨組み」「計画の骨組み」; it stresses the load-bearing backbone, while 「枠組み」 stresses the outer frame and overall scope.
  • SynonymフレームNeutralLoanword for a physical frame or border, as in 「眼鏡のフレーム」; it leans toward tangible frames, not abstract structures.
  • Synonym骨格こっかくWrittenA skeleton, as in 「骨格標本」, and by extension the basic structure of a plan or system, as in 「計画の骨格」; a word at home in written prose.
  • SynonymフレームワークNeutralLoanword for analytical and development frameworks; it belongs mainly to business and IT contexts.
  • Synonym躯体くたいWrittenWritten term, chiefly in construction, for a building's main structural frame; it can also mean the human body.
  • Related屋台骨やたいぼねNeutralThe props and pillars holding up a structure, used figuratively for what supports a household or company, as in 「家計の屋台骨」「会社の屋台骨」; works in both speech and writing.
  • Related構成こうせいNeutralComposition or makeup, how the parts are arranged inside something, as in 「文章の構成」; it focuses on internal arrangement rather than an outer frame or scope.
  • Related骨子こっしWrittenWritten word for the core points or essentials of something, as in 「法案の骨子」; it names the central content, not the surrounding frame.

Use 「枠組み」 for the overall frame or scope of a system or plan, as in 「制度の枠組み」「枠組みを作る」. For a supporting skeleton say 「骨組み」, for the core points 「骨子」, and for the business/IT loanword 「フレームワーク」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 枠わくを組くむこと。また、枠わく。
  2. 物事ものごとの大筋おおすじや仕組しくみ。
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