Illustration: In a Japanese carpentry workshop, a detailed wooden house model sits on a sturdy bench with one wall panel and part of the roof removed. The exposed interior shows upright posts joined to horizontal beams, diagonal braces and roof rafters, all connecting into one supporting framework.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

構こう造ぞう

kouzou

structure

Example sentences

  1. この増加ぞうかに加くわえて、世界せかいの経済けいざい構造こうぞうの変化へんかがあった。

    Along with this increase, there has been a change in the world’s economic organization.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 脳のうの構造こうぞうは複雑ふくざつだ。

    The structure of the brain is complicated.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 心臓しんぞうの構造こうぞうについては中学ちゅうがくで習ならう。

    We learn about the structure of the heart in junior high school.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 構造

  • 構posture; stanceOnコウKunかまえる・かまう
  • 造create; makeOnゾウKunつくる・つくり

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