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)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:26 · Revised 2026.2.15 22:14
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