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equipment, facilities, installations
Items or systems installed in a building or place for a particular purpose.
このホテルは設備が充実している。
This hotel has excellent facilities.
工場の設備を新しくした。
We renewed the factory equipment.
冷暖房設備が整っている。
The air conditioning and heating facilities are in place.
設備 refers to equipment, facilities, or installations that are set up in a building or location for a specific purpose. Composed of 設 (set up) + 備 (equip, prepare).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 設備投資: capital investment (in equipment)
- 設備を整える: to set up/prepare facilities
- 設備が充実している: well-equipped
- 生産設備: production equipment
- 冷暖房設備: HVAC facilities
- 消防設備: fire-fighting equipment
- 最新設備: latest/state-of-the-art equipment
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 機器: equipment, devices (individual items)
- 施設: facility, institution (the building/place itself)