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) 結 構
simp. (结构) 结 构

Pronunciation


Noun

結構

  1. structure; construction
    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
    腦的神經結構/脑的神经结构  ―  nǎo de shénjīng jiégòu  ―  the neural structure of the brain

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Verb

結構

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

Synonyms

  • 串 (chuàn) (literary, or in compounds)
  • 串通 (chuàntōng)
  • 交通 (jiāotōng) (Classical)
  • 勾 (gōu) (literary, or in compounds)

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1

Noun

結(けっ)構(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

結(けっ)構(こう)する • (kekkō suru) suru (stem 結(けっ)構(こう)し (kekkō shi), past 結(けっ)構(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

結(けっ)構(こう) • (kekkō) -na (adnominal 結(けっ)構(こう)な (kekkō na), adverbial 結(けっ)構(こう)に (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)な事故(じこ)
    kekkō na jiko
    quite an accident
Inflection

Adverb

結(けっ)構(こう) • (kekkō) 

  1. quite
    似(に)たような問題(もんだい)は結構(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)は結構(けっこう)面白(おもしろ)かったね。
    Ano eiga wa kekkō omoshirokatta ne.
    That film was quite interesting, wasn't it?
Synonyms

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
結構

Noun

結構 • (gyeolgu) (hangeul 결구)

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

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
結構

Noun

結構

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