組み立て・組立|くみたてkumitate[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
組み立て組み立て is the most common form and the recommended default for beginners; its mixed kanji-and-kana spelling is the form to use in ordinary writing.
組立組立 is less common than 組み立て and is written entirely in kanji. Beginners should use 組み立て instead.
Definitions
  1. nounconstruction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
    この本棚ほんだなは組み立くみたてが簡単かんたんです。↗
    This bookcase is easy to assemble.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym構成こうせいNeutralThe composition or structure something is made up of, as in 「文章の構成」; 「組み立て」 leans toward the act or method of assembling.
  • Synonym構造こうぞうNeutralThe internal structure or makeup of something, as in 「建物の構造」; 「組み立て」 stresses the act and method of assembly.
  • Synonym仕組みしくみNeutralA mechanism or device and how it works, as in 「社会の仕組み」; 「組み立て」 focuses on the act of assembling.
  • Synonym組織そしきNeutralAn organization or group formed for a purpose, as in 「組織図」; 「組み立て」 centers on the act of assembling.
  • Synonym組成そせいWrittenFormal written prose: the makeup of components or composition of a compound, as in 「組成式」; 「組み立て」 leans toward assembly.
  • Synonym構築こうちくWrittenFormal written prose: building up or establishing a system, as in 「関係を構築」; 「組み立て」 is about putting parts or content together.
  • SynonymストラクチャWrittenA written, formal loanword for structure; the native word 「組み立て」 centers on assembly.
  • SynonymコンポジションWrittenA written, formal loanword for pictorial composition or composing music; 「組み立て」 leans toward assembly.
  • RelatedシステムNeutralA loanword for a system, as in 「管理システム」; 「組み立て」 centers on the act of assembling.
  • Related編成へんせいNeutralOrganizing units into a whole, as in 「列車の編成」 or 「番組編成」; 「組み立て」 leans toward assembly.
  • Related体系たいけいWrittenFormal written prose: a unified system, especially of theory, as in 「法体系」; 「組み立て」 leans toward assembly.
  • Related成り立ちなりたちNeutralHow something came about or is constituted, as in 「漢字の成り立ち」; 「組み立て」 leans toward assembly.
  • Related作りつくりCasualColloquial: making something or the way it is built, as in 「丈夫な作り」; 「組み立て」 leans toward assembly.
  • Related合成ごうせいNeutralCombining things into one or synthesizing, as in 「写真の合成」; 「組み立て」 is about assembling parts.
  • RelatedオーガニゼーションWrittenA written, formal loanword for an organization or institution; 「組み立て」 centers on the act of assembling.
  • Related編制へんせいWrittenFormal written prose: the organization of military units or groups; 「組み立て」 is about assembling parts or content.
  • Antonym分解ぶんかいNeutralTaking something apart or breaking it down; opposed to 「組み立て」 as disassembly is to assembly.
  • Antonym解体かいたいNeutralDemolishing a building or dissolving an organization; opposed to 「組み立て」 as tearing down is to putting up.

Use 「組み立て」 for assembling parts or the way something is put together, as in 「組み立て式の家具」 and 「話の組み立て」. For what something is made of, pick 「構成」; for internal structure, 「構造」; for how a mechanism works, 「仕組み」; for organizing units into a whole, 「編成」. Formal or loanword alternatives include 「構築」, 「体系」, 「組成」, 「ストラクチャ」, 「オーガニゼーション」 and 「コンポジション」. The opposites are 「分解」 for taking things apart and 「解体」 for demolition or dissolution.

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Japanese definitions
  1. くみたてること。また、そのやりかた。
  2. 組み立くみたてられた構造こうぞうや組織そしき。
  3. 構想こうそう。計画けいかく。
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