Japanese symbol for “organisation”
組織
そしき
Romaji: soshiki
organization; organisation; formation
In Japanese, organisation is 組織, read そしき (soshiki).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs organization; organisation; formation
- n, vi, vs structure; construction; setup; constitution
- n system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
- n tissue (biol)
- n texture (of a rock) (geol)
- n, vi, vs weave (of a fabric)
Written forms: 組織、組職. Readings: そしき、そしょく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “organisation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 構成 | こうせい kousei | composition; construction; formation |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 編成 | へんせい hensei | composition; formation; organization |
| 制 | せい sei | system; organization; organisation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 番組 | ばんぐみ bangumi | program (e.g. TV); programme |
| 仕組み | しくみ shikumi | structure; construction; arrangement |
| 組合 | くみあい kumiai | association; union; guild |
| 組む | くむ kumu | to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms) |
| 取り組み | とりくみ torikumi | effort; initiative; dealing with |
| 織物 | おりもの orimono | textile; fabric |
| 羽織 | はおり haori | haori (Japanese formal coat) |
| 織機 | しょっき shokki | loom; weaving machine |
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