組織（そしき、soshiki）
- organization

The Japanese word 組織 (そしき, soshiki) primarily means "organization," "structure," or "system." It refers to a group of people working together for a common purpose, or the way something is arranged or put together. It encompasses both the people involved and the framework they operate within. It can also refer to the act of organizing or forming something.

⚫︎会社組織 Translation: Company organization ⚫︎政府組織 Translation: Government organization ⚫︎新しい組織を設立する Translation: To establish a new organization

⚫︎ Use 組織 when discussing companies, government bodies, clubs, teams, or any group of people working toward a common goal. ⚫︎ It's also used to describe the internal arrangement or structure of something, such as the 体の組織 (body's tissues). ⚫︎ It is appropriate in both formal and informal settings, although its usage may lean toward more formal contexts.

⚫︎ The word 組織 is typically written in kanji as 組織. ⚫︎ The reading is そしき in hiragana. ⚫︎ There are no common variations in the okurigana.

⚫︎ 団体 (dantai) - Group, organization ⚫︎ グループ (guruupu) - Group ⚫︎ チーム (chiimu) - Team ⚫︎ 構造 (kouzou) - Structure ⚫︎ 機構 (kikou) - Mechanism, organization

⚫︎ 個人 (kojin) - Individual ⚫︎ 解体 (kaitai) - Dissolution, dismantling (of an organization) ⚫︎ 無秩序 (muchitsujo) - Disorder, chaos

その会社は大規模な組織再編を行った。 ・Translation: That company conducted a large-scale organizational restructuring. ・Explanation: This sentence describes a company changing its internal structure or organization.

ボランティア組織は地域社会に貢献している。 ・Translation: The volunteer organization contributes to the local community. ・Explanation: This sentence shows an example of a volunteer group working together.

The word 組織 is a compound word derived from Chinese. 組 (so) means "to group" or "to assemble," and 織 (shiki) means "to weave" or "to arrange". Therefore, 組織 literally means something like "woven together" or "assembled structure," reflecting the idea of bringing things or people together to form a whole.