仕組み

しくみ

structure, mechanism

Also:plan

What does 仕組み mean?

仕組み is a Japanese noun meaning structure, mechanism in English. It can also be translated as plan depending on context. It is written as 仕組み in kanji, しくみ in hiragana, and shikumi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

経済学は経済の仕組みを研究する学問である。

Economics is the study of economic mechanisms.