施 設(しせつ)

しせつ

noun

facility, institution

1. facility, institution, establishment

A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular purpose.

スポーツ施設(しせつ)を利用(りよう)する。

I use sports facilities.

この施設(しせつ)は無料(むりょう)です。

This facility is free.

公共(こうきょう)施設(しせつ)で働(はたら)いている。

I work at a public facility.

施設(しせつ) is a broad term for any building, complex, or institution set up to serve a particular purpose. It covers everything from public parks to hospitals.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

公共(こうきょう)施設(しせつ): public facility
医療(いりょう)施設(しせつ): medical facility
福祉(ふくし)施設(しせつ): welfare facility
宿泊(しゅくはく)施設(しせつ): accommodation facility
娯楽(ごらく)施設(しせつ): entertainment facility
教育(きょういく)施設(しせつ): educational facility

COMMON PATTERNS:

施設(しせつ)を利用(りよう)する: to use a facility
施設(しせつ)を整備(せいび)する: to develop/maintain facilities

CONTRAST:

施設(しせつ): emphasizes the purpose-built nature of a place
建物(たてもの): building (physical structure, no implication of purpose)

Related Words

Contrast: 建物(たてもの) (building (physical))

Homophone: 使節(しせつ) (envoy, delegate, diplomatic mission)

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Added 2026.1.11 21:26 · Revised 2026.5.21 6:14

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