1.
settings, configuration
Options or parameters that can be adjusted in a device or program.
設定を変更する。
Change the settings.
アプリの設定画面を開く。
Open the app settings screen.
音量の設定を確認してください。
Please check the volume settings.
初期設定のままだと使いにくいので、自分で変えた。
The default settings were hard to use, so I changed them myself.
新しいパソコンを買ったら、まずネットワークの設定をしなければならない。
When you buy a new computer, you first have to configure the network settings.
2.
setting (story)
The time, place, and circumstances in which a story takes place.
面白い設定の映画だ。
It's a movie with an interesting setting.
この小説の設定は江戸時代だ。
The setting of this novel is the Edo period.
ゲームの設定は未来の宇宙だ。
The game is set in outer space in the future.
この物語は現代の東京を設定にしている。
This story is set in present-day Tokyo.
設定が細かく作り込まれているので、物語の世界に入り込みやすい。
The setting is so carefully crafted that it's easy to get drawn into the world of the story.
設定 is a verbal noun meaning to set up, configure, or establish. Functions as both noun and suru-verb.
MEANINGS:
1. Settings/configuration (technical): options on devices or software
2. Setting (creative): time, place, circumstances of a story
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 設定する: to set up, configure
- 設定を変更する: to change settings
- 設定を確認する: to check settings
COMPOUNDS:
- 初期設定: default settings
- 設定画面: settings screen
- 目標設定: goal setting
- 価格設定: price setting
Note: Very common in technology contexts. The creative "setting" meaning is used when discussing stories, games, or films.