組織|そしきsoshiki[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verborganization; organisation; formation
   役員やくいん評議会ひょうぎかいが組織そしきされて新しん提案ていあんを協議きょうぎした。↗

   An executive council was formed to discuss the new proposal.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbstructure; construction; setup; constitution
   もっとも重要じゅうようなことは、脳のうにはこれらの解剖学かいぼうがく的てき組織そしきを結合けつごうする全体的ぜんたいてきな再入さいにゅう経路けいろが必要ひつようである。↗

   Most important of all, the brain needs global reentry pathways connecting these anatomical structures.
3. nounsystem (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
   党とう幹部かんぶらは、党とう組織そしきの欠陥けっかん問題もんだいに取り組とりくんでいます。↗

   Party leaders are grappling with flaws in the party system.
4. noun, biologytissue
   次つぎの議論ぎろんは出生しゅっしょう前まえの組織そしき移植いしょくに関かんするものである。↗

   The next discussion concerns the transplantation of prenatal tissues.
5. noun, geologytexture (of a rock)
6. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbweave (of a fabric)

• Synonym体系たいけいWrittenA formal word for a system of theory or knowledge unified under set principles, as in 「法体系」; leans abstract, while 「組織」 usually means a group of people.
• Synonym体制たいせいNeutralThe order or way a society or institution is governed and run, as in 「政治体制」 and 「支援体制」; the focus is on the institutional framework.
• Synonym団体だんたいNeutralA group of people gathered for a common purpose, as in 「市民団体」; stresses the gathering itself, while 「組織」 emphasizes division of roles and structure.
• Synonym機関きかんNeutralAn institution defined by a specific function, as in 「報道機関」 and 「金融機関」; can also mean engine. The emphasis is on function.
• Synonym結成けっせいNeutralForming a group by bringing people together, as in 「バンドを結成する」; refers only to the act of founding, not to the organization itself.
• Synonym系統けいとうNeutralConnections with a consistent order, or systems and lineages, as in 「電気系統」 and 「バスの系統」; the point is a coherent line or thread.
• Synonym系けいWrittenMostly a suffix marking a category or system, as in 「太陽系」 and 「理系」; rarely used alone, not for human organizations, and on the formal side.
• Synonym結社けっしゃWrittenA formal word for a group bound together long-term by a common purpose, seen in 「結社の自由」 and 「秘密結社」; carries legal and historical overtones.
• SynonymシステムNeutralA loanword for a system or mechanism built from elements, common in technical and institutional contexts; 「組織」 usually means a group made of people.
• Synonym構造こうぞうNeutralThe internal structure or way something is put together, as in 「建物の構造」 and 「社会構造」; focuses on the framework, not the group itself.
• Synonym編成へんせいNeutralArranging individual units into an organized whole, as in 「予算編成」 and 「十両編成の列車」; the emphasis is on the arranging process.
• Synonym組み立てくみたてNeutralAssembly and how it is done, or the structure of something combined, as in 「文の組み立て」; mostly for objects and texts, not groups.
• Synonym仕組みしくみNeutralThe mechanism behind how something works, as in 「社会の仕組み」; centers on how things operate, while 「組織」 is the group itself.
• SynonymオーガニゼーションWrittenA formal loanword meaning the same as 「組織」 or 「機関」; used in institution names and organization-management contexts. Everyday speech prefers 「組織」 or 「団体」.
• Synonym組織化そしきかNeutralBringing scattered things together into an orderly whole; stresses the process of becoming organized, while 「組織」 can refer to the resulting body itself.
• Related構成こうせいNeutralThe makeup of something from several elements, as in 「家族構成」 and 「文章の構成」; centers on how things are put together, not on a group.
• Related機構きこうWrittenA formal word for the internal structure of an organization or a large institution, as in 「国際機構」; also a mechanical device. It leans institutional and structural.
• Related組成そせいWrittenWhat something is made of and in what proportions, mostly for chemical makeup as in 「大気の組成」; fairly formal when used for building an organization.
• Related整えるととのえるNeutralA verb for putting things in order or getting them ready, as in 「体制を整える」; overlaps with 「組織する」 only in the sense of setting things straight.
• Related設立せつりつNeutralFounding a company or institution anew, as in 「会社を設立する」; covers only the act of establishment, not the structure of the organization.
• Related形成けいせいWrittenA formal word for something taking shape, as in 「人格形成」 and 「集落を形成する」; centers on the forming, and is not limited to groups of people.
• Related系列けいれつNeutralAn ordered series, or the affiliated groupings linking Japanese companies, as in 「系列会社」; leans toward ties of dependence between firms.
• Related設けるもうけるNeutralA verb for setting something up, as in 「委員会を設ける」 and 「席を設ける」; the point is creating an institution or occasion.
• RelatedなすWrittenA literary verb meaning to constitute or form, as in 「群れを成す」; close to 「組織」 only in the sense of making up a whole.
• Related組み立てるくみたてるNeutralA verb for assembling parts into objects or working out texts and theories; can also mean building a team. 「組織」 stresses the group with divided roles itself.
• RelatedオーガナイズNeutralA loanword verb for organizing events and activities, as in 「イベントをオーガナイズする」; in everyday speech 「企画する」 is more common.

Use 「組織」 for a group of people with divided roles. Say 「団体」 for a gathering of people, 「機関」 for an institution defined by its function, 「体制」 for an institutional framework, and 「構造」 or 「仕組み」 for internal structure. For the act of founding, pick 「結成」, 「設立」 or 「設ける」; for making things organized, 「組織化」 or 「編成」. 「体系」 and 「システム」 cover abstract systems, and words like 「整える」 and 「形成」 describe shaping or readying rather than the group itself.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. ある目的もくてきをもって、複数ふくすうの構成こうせい物ぶつや構成こうせい者しゃにより、全体ぜんたいとして、1つの働はたらきをするまとまりを作つくること、及およびそのようにしてできたまとまり。
2. 生物せいぶつでかたちや、働はたらきの似にた、細胞さいぼうの集あつまり。
3. 社会しゃかいにおける同おなじ要素ようそを持もった構成こうせい物ぶつが団体だんたいとして結合けつごうしたもの。