frame

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 枠 has 8 strokes and refers to a surrounding frame or an allowed range.
• Basic usage: The standalone word 枠 is read わく, while 枠組み is read わくぐみ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A boundary and a system's structure
  • 予算の枠 means the budget's allowed range. 枠を超えないよう means taking care not to exceed that range.
  • 制度の枠組み is the basic structure of a system. 枠組み focuses on the overall framework formed by its elements.