設計

せっけい · sekkei · JLPT N3 · noun

design

📐 設計 = set up + calculate: you set things up after calculating them

設 means to set up or establish (as in 設置, installation), and 計 means to measure or plan (as in 計画, plan). Calculating first and then setting up is what a design is. The sound helps too: sekkei is close to sketch.

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