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How to say 'System' in Japanese | 体制

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The Japanese word for System is 'Taisei', written as 体制 in Japanese.'System' in hiragana is たいせい.

    word

    体制

    Meaning

    System

    Reading

    たいせい

    taisei

    Kanji

    体Body 制System, Control

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '体制 (たいせい)' refers to a 'system' or 'structure', particularly in the context of political, social, or organizational frameworks. It is often used to describe the established order or arrangement of a group, institution, or society. For example: The government is trying to reform the system「政府は体制を改革しようとしている」(せいふはたいせいをかいかくしようとしている). The company has a strict hierarchical system「その会社は厳格な体制を持っている」(そのかいしゃはげんかくなたいせいをもっている). The word can also imply the status quo or the existing order, and it is commonly used in discussions about governance, management, or societal structures.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1253

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 体制

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    体

    Meaning

    Body

  • kanji

    制

    Meaning

    System, Control

Words Related to 体制 Through the Kanji 体

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 体 as well.

  • word

    体

    Meaning

    Body

  • word

    全体

    Meaning

    Whole

  • word

    具体

    Meaning

    Concrete

  • word

    身体

    Meaning

    Body

  • word

    自体

    Meaning

    Itself

  • word

    団体

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    具体的

    Meaning

    Concrete

  • word

    主体

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    一体

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    死体

    Meaning

    Corpse

  • word

    肉体

    Meaning

    Body

  • word

    体系

    Meaning

    System, Structure

  • word

    体重

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    体力

    Meaning

    Stamina

  • word

    液体

    Meaning

    Liquid

  • word

    体質

    Meaning

    Constitution

  • word

    解体

    Meaning

    Dismantling

  • word

    大体

    Meaning

    Mostly

  • word

    体内

    Meaning

    Inside body

  • word

    体格

    Meaning

    Physique

  • word

    実体

    Meaning

    Substance

  • word

    物体

    Meaning

    Object

  • word

    遺体

    Meaning

    Corpse

  • word

    体験

    Meaning

    Experience

  • word

    個体

    Meaning

    Individual, Organism

  • word

    体温計

    Meaning

    Thermometer

  • word

    体温

    Meaning

    Body temperature

  • word

    体調

    Meaning

    Condition

  • word

    正体

    Meaning

    True form, Identity

  • word

    体育

    Meaning

    Physical education

  • word

    体操

    Meaning

    Exercise

  • word

    半導体

    Meaning

    Semiconductor

  • word

    本体

    Meaning

    Main body

Words Related to 体制 Through the Kanji 制

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 制 as well.

  • word

    制度

    Meaning

    System

  • word

    制

    Meaning

    System

  • word

    制御

    Meaning

    Control

  • word

    強制

    Meaning

    Compulsion, Enforcement

  • word

    規制

    Meaning

    Regulation

  • word

    制限

    Meaning

    Restriction

  • word

    抑制

    Meaning

    Restraint

  • word

    制定

    Meaning

    Enactment

  • word

    制作

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    統制

    Meaning

    Control

  • word

    制約

    Meaning

    Constraint

  • word

    無制限

    Meaning

    Unlimited

  • word

    制服

    Meaning

    Uniform

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