枠 (Waku) is a Japanese noun meaning “frame, framework, border, box”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixframe; framework
- noun, noun suffixborder; box
- noun, noun suffixlimit; restriction; quota
- noun, noun suffixcategory; bracket; class
- noun, noun suffixtime slot (in a broadcasting schedule)
- noun, noun suffixstream; livestream; live stream; live (online) broadcast
Examples
彼はドア枠の下に立った。
He stood under the door frame.
民主党は選挙運動のために民放テレビの放送枠を買いました。
The Democrats bought space on commercial television for the campaign.
ドアが枠に合わなければ合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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).