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枠

frame
Stroke count: 8

Readings

Kun readingわく
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. frameRtK
    彼はドア枠の下に立った。He stood under the door frame.tatoeba
    クモの巣を作るには、このきぬの枠を作り、それを木や垣根のような固い物体に固定させることから始める。To make a web, it starts by making a frame of this silk and fastening it to hard objects, such as trees or fences.tatoeba
  2. (kokuji)
  3. bounding-box
  4. framework
    ここでの問題は、社会のトレンドを概観できるような枠組みを創出することである。The question here is one of creating the framework with which we can outline the social trend.tatoeba
  5. spindle
  6. spool
  1. border
  2. box
  3. limit

Synonyms

フレーム枠外

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · ninety · nine (九) · baseball · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 212

Compound words

枠内わくない
within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
枠外わくがい
(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
枠組みわくぐみ
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
外枠そとわく
border
黒枠くろわく
black borders
糸枠いとわく
reel
窓枠まどわく
window frame
抜枠ばっすい
extract
枠組わくぐみ
frame (physical structure)
刺繍枠ししゅうわく
embroidery frame
文字枠もじわく
character body
社会人枠しゃかいじんわく
special consideration for non-traditional (older) students
切取り枠きりとりわく
clip rectangle
帰国子女枠きこくしじょわく
(school) admission category for students who have lived abroad

Additional Examples

ドアが枠に合わなければ合うまでドアにかんなをかけなければならない。
If a door doesn't fit the casing, we must plane it carefully until it does.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 枠

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