新設(しんせつ)

しんせつ
noun, suru verb
new establishment, newly created
1. new establishment, newly setting up
The act of creating or establishing something new, such as an institution, facility, department, or system. Also used as a modifier to describe something newly created.
新(あたら)しい学部(がくぶ)を新設(しんせつ)する。
To newly establish a department.
駅前(えきまえ)に保育園(ほいくえん)が新設(しんせつ)された。
A nursery school was newly established in front of the station.
政府(せいふ)は災害(さいがい)対策(たいさく)のための新設(しんせつ)機関(きかん)を来年(らいねん)発足(ほっそく)させる方針(ほうしん)だ。
The government plans to launch a newly established agency for disaster response next year.

USAGE:
Used as a suru verb (新設(しんせつ)する) or as a noun modifier (新設(しんせつ)の). The homophone 親切(しんせつ) (kindness) is a completely different word.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 学校(がっこう)を新設(しんせつ)する: to newly establish a school
  • 新設(しんせつ)部門(ぶもん): newly created department
  • 新設(しんせつ)校(こう): newly built school
  • 新設(しんせつ)合併(がっぺい): new merger

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 設立(せつりつ): establishment, founding (more general)
  • 創設(そうせつ): founding, creation (emphasizes being the first)
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