構成|こうせいkousei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcomposition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization; organisation
   我々われわれのヨットクラブは１０人にんのメンバーで構成こうせいされている。↗

   Our yacht club has ten members.

• Synonym組成そせいWrittenWritten word for what something is made of, especially chemical composition (「化合物の組成」) or the makeup of an organization; 「構成」 is more general.
• Synonym編成へんせいNeutralOrganizing separate units into an organized whole (「予算編成」「列車の編成」); the focus is on grouping and arrangement rather than composition.
• Synonym構築こうちくNeutralBuilding or establishing a system from the ground up (「システムを構築する」); stresses creating something new rather than describing its makeup.
• Synonym形成けいせいNeutralThe process of something gradually taking shape (「人格形成」); 「構成」 looks at how the parts combine, this at how the whole forms.
• SynonymコンフィギュレーションWrittenWritten loanword for the configuration settings of computers and equipment; used in technical fields.
• Synonym構造こうぞうNeutralThe internal structure of something (「建物の構造」), how it holds together as a whole; 「構成」 asks which parts make it up.
• Synonym合成ごうせいNeutralCombining separate things into one (「合成写真」), including chemical synthesis; the focus is on the merging, not the resulting makeup.
• Synonym組み立てくみたてNeutralAssembly or the way something is put together (「文章の組み立て」); common in speech and more concrete than 「構成」.
• Synonym仕組みしくみNeutralThe mechanism behind how something works (「社会の仕組み」); the focus is on operation, not on what parts it contains.
• SynonymコンポジションWrittenLoanword, mostly written, for composition in painting or music; everyday speech uses 「構成」 or 「構図」.
• Related枠組みわくぐみNeutralA broad framework or outline (「議論の枠組み」); stresses the outer frame, while 「構成」 stresses how the parts inside are put together.
• Related構図こうずNeutralComposition in painting and drawing, also used figuratively for the pattern of a situation (「対立の構図」).
• Related成り立ちなりたちNeutralHow something came about or is put together (「言葉の成り立ち」); the focus is on the origin and formation rather than the makeup itself.
• RelatedシステムNeutralLoanword for a system or mechanism (「システムを導入する」); stresses how the whole operates rather than what it consists of.
• Related骨組みほねぐみNeutralThe skeleton or basic framework that supports the whole (「計画の骨組み」); 「構成」 covers the full makeup, this only the basic structure.
• Related体系たいけいNeutralA whole organized on consistent principles (「理論体系」); stresses systematic order rather than the parts themselves.
• RelatedストラクチャWrittenWritten loanword for structure, used mainly in specialized fields; everyday language uses 「構造」.
• Related編制へんせいWrittenWritten term for the establishment of military units and organizations (「部隊の編制」); same reading as 「編成」 but refers to the organizational system itself.
• Related大組みおおぐみWrittenWritten newspaper-printing term for page layout; an extremely narrow, specialized use.
• Antonym分解ぶんかいNeutralTaking something apart or breaking it down (「機械を分解する」); the opposite of building up a composition.
• Antonym解体かいたいNeutralDemolishing or dismantling (「組織の解体」); the opposite of the composing that 「構成」 describes.

Use 「構成」 for what parts something is made of and how they are arranged. For internal structure say 「構造」, for how something works 「仕組み」, for a broad framework 「枠組み」, for organizing units 「編成」, and for the process of taking shape 「形成」. 「組み立て」 is a close, more concrete everyday alternative; 「組成」 suits chemical makeup, 「構築」 building a system, 「構図」 or 「コンポジション」 composition in art, and 「合成」 merging into one. 「分解」 and 「解体」 are the opposites.

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1. 幾いくつかの要素ようそを組み立くみたてて作り上つくりあげること。また、組み立くみたてたもの。構造こうぞう。
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