System, Structure, Mechanism
noun
Doing something as a group requires a system. Without some sort of structure, everyone does their own thing, and you would never be able to get stuff done as a group, you know? 仕組み refers to the concept of a "mechanism" or "system." It includes the underlying structure, organization, or framework that governs how something works or operates, highlighting its logic, order, and other often unseen things.
しくみ
This is a word with an irregular combination of readings. 仕 uses its on'yomi reading, and 組 uses its kun'yomi reading. Here's a mnemonic to help you remember this unusual combination: To be more successful in doing group assignments, you came up with a system called "sheep cumin (しくみ). Why "sheep cumin"? Sheep are known to be good team players (or herd players, should I say?), so you just sticked it to the name of the group you lead, the cumin group, hoping everyone can work together better, like sheep!
次のビジネスの仕組みを考えています。
We're trying to figure out how to structure our next business.
あなたは世の中の仕組みを知っていますか？
Do you know the inner workings of the world?
このテレビのリモコンのボタンを三回おすと、このドアがアンロックされる仕組みになっています。
If you press a button on this TV remote three times, it triggers a mechanism to unlock this door.