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What does 枠 (わく, waku) mean?

枠 (わく, waku) means frame, framework, scope.

Quick facts
Readingわく
Romajiwaku
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
わく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonwaku

frame, framework, scope

  1. 1noun · noun suffix frame; framework
  2. 2noun · noun suffix border; box
  3. 3noun · noun suffix limit; restriction; quota
  4. 4noun · noun suffix category; bracket; class
  5. 5noun · noun suffix time slot (in a broadcasting schedule)

Example sentences

  • I put the photo in a frame to display it.

  • We went over the budget.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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