Translation guide
How to express that something is arranged, established, or positioned in Japanese, depending on whether it's an event, system, physical object, or trap.
The speaker wants to say that an event, meeting, or appointment has been organized or scheduled.
Used for formal arrangements like meetings, appointments, or system settings. The subject is the event or thing that has been set up.
会議が設定されています。
A meeting has been set up.
The interview date and time have been set up.
Means 'has been decided' and is natural for informal or semi-formal situations when the arrangement is fixed.
飲み会の日程はもう決まっている。
The date for the drinking party has already been set up.
Borrowed from English 'set', used in casual contexts for plans or equipment. Sounds slightly informal.
次の打ち合わせ、もうセットされてる？
Has the next meeting been set up yet?
The speaker wants to say that a system, rule, committee, or trap has been created or put in place.
Used for physical installations (e.g., cameras, vending machines) or formal establishments (committees, departments).
防犯カメラが設置されている。
Security cameras have been set up.
新しい委員会が設置された。
A new committee was set up.
General term for 'has been made/created', suitable for systems, rules, or traps.
罠が作られている。
A trap has been set up.
新しいルールが作られた。
New rules were set up.
Often used for abstract things like rules, systems, or opportunities that have been established.
特別な制度が設けられている。
A special system has been set up.
Implies something has been set up in a scheming or contrived way, often with a negative nuance like a setup or trap.
これは全部仕組まれていたんだ。
This was all set up (a setup).
The speaker wants to say that equipment, furniture, or a structure has been put in place or assembled.
Means 'has been placed' and is natural for objects that are simply positioned somewhere.
机が窓のそばに置かれている。
A desk has been set up by the window.
Specifically means 'has been assembled', used for furniture, tents, or equipment that requires construction.
テントがもう組み立てられている。
The tent has already been set up.
As above, but for larger or more permanent installations like stages, booths, or machinery.
ステージが設置されている。
The stage has been set up.
The speaker wants to say that someone has been set up (framed for a crime or tricked into a bad situation).
Colloquial passive form meaning 'was set up/framed/tricked'. Very common in crime or betrayal contexts.
彼にはめられた。
I was set up by him.
More formal/literary term for being framed or trapped in a scheme.
彼は罠に陥れられた。
He was set up (in a trap).
Passive of 'to scheme', meaning 'was set up' in the sense of a plot. Often used in detective stories.
これは巧妙に仕組まれた犯罪だ。
This is a cleverly set-up crime.
English 'set up' covers many meanings. Do not use a single Japanese word for all. Choose based on what is being set up: event, system, object, or person.
設置する (せっちする) is for physical installation or establishing an organization. 設定する (せっていする) is for configuring settings, parameters, or scheduling. Do not confuse them.
パソコンを設置する
set up a computer (physically)
パソコンの設定をする
configure the computer settings