結構

See also: 结构

Chinese

FWOTD – 5 March 2014
 
knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit)
knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
 
Broussonetia papyrifera; to construct; to form
Broussonetia papyrifera; to construct; to form; to make up; to compose
trad. (結構)
simp. (结构)

Pronunciation


Noun

結構

  1. structure; construction; organization
    形式結構形式结构   xíngshì jiégòu   formal structure
    股權結構股权结构   gǔquán jiégòu   ownership structure
    知識結構知识结构   zhīshí jiégòu   knowledge structure
    神經結構神经结构   nǎo de shénjīng jiégòu   the neural structure of the brain
  2. (architecture) structure; construction
    混凝土結構混凝土结构   hùnníngtǔ jiégòu   concrete structure

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Verb

結構

  1. (archaic) to collude with; to collaborate with

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けつ > けっ
Grade: 4
こう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 結構 (MC ket kuwH). Appears in the 小右記 (Shōyūki, Ouki) of 1031, the diary of Fujiwara no Sanesuke.[1]

Pronunciation 1

Noun

(けっ)(こう) • (kekkō) 

  1. the assembly or composition of things into a single unified whole
  2. such an assembly or composition
  3. a plan or scheme
  4. preparations
  5. (rare) alternative name for 茗荷 (myōga): myoga or Japanese ginger

Verb

(けっ)(こう)する • (kekkō suru) suru (stem (けっ)(こう) (kekkō shi), past (けっ)(こう)した (kekkō shita))

  1. to assemble or compose things into a single unified whole
  2. to plan or scheme
  3. to prepare
Conjugation

Pronunciation 2

Adjective

(けっ)(こう) • (kekkō) -na (adnominal (けっ)(こう) (kekkō na), adverbial (けっ)(こう) (kekkō ni))

  1. splendid, wonderful
  2. fine, sufficient, tolerable
  3. (in response to an offer) no thank you, all right, fine, enough
    いいえ結構(けっこう)です
    Īe, kekkō desu.
    No thank you, I am fine.
  4. of unspecified gravity
    結構(けっこう)事故(じこ)
    kekkō na jiko
    quite an accident
Inflection

Adverb

(けっ)(こう) • (kekkō) 

  1. quite
    ()たような問題(もんだい)結構(けっこう)出題(しゅつだい)されます。
    Nita yō na mondai wa kekkō shutsudai saremasu.
    Similar questions appear quite frequently.
    あの映画(えいが)結構(けっこう)面白(おもしろ)かった
    Ano eiga wa kekkō omoshirokatta ne.
    That film was quite interesting, wasn't it?
Synonyms

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

結構 • (gyeolgu) (hangeul 결구)

  1. Hanja form? of 결구 (structure; construction).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

結構

  1. chữ Hán form of kết cấu (structure).
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