システム

システム · shisutemu · JLPT N1 · noun

system

システム — system

⚙️ From Greek systema: a whole put together (syn- together + histanai to place)

Katakana spelling of English 'system', so it sounds like a loanword: shi-su-te-mu, four even beats. The gear fits because a system is parts working together.

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