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Zach

Reading

Kana: わく
Romaji: waku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

frame; framework

2

border; box

3

limit; restriction; quota

Kanji

Reading: わく
Meanings: frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box, (kokuji)
Readings: キョウ、 かまち
Meaning: framework

Example Sentences

(かれ)はドア(わく)(した)()った。
➥He stood under the door frame.
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民主党(みんしゅとう)選挙(せんきょ)運動(うんどう)のために民放(みんぽう)テレビの放送枠(ほうそうわく)()いました。
➥The Democrats bought space on commercial television for the campaign.
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ここでの問題(もんだい)は、社会(しゃかい)のトレンドを概観(がいかん)できるような枠組(わくぐ)みを創出(そうしゅつ)することである。
➥The question here is one of creating the framework with which we can outline the social trend.
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(かれ)らは窓枠(まどわく)黄色(きいろ)()った。
➥They painted the window frames yellow.
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ドアが(わく)()わなければ()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.
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(わく)出来上(できあ)がると、クモはちょうど自転車(じてんしゃ)車輪(しゃりん)のやのように、それに(きぬ)(いと)をかける。
➥When the frame is finished, the spider fixes lines of silk across it, just like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
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