Translation guide
The English word 'institution' covers a wide range of meanings, from formal organizations to established customs. This guide helps learners choose the right Japanese expression based on the intended meaning.
Refers to a formal organization, such as a school, hospital, bank, or government body.
General term for an institution as an organization or agency, especially public or formal ones.
この機関は教育を支援しています。
This institution supports education.
Emphasizes the physical facility or establishment, such as a welfare institution or correctional facility.
その施設には最新の設備があります。
That institution has the latest equipment.
Often used for institutional mechanisms or organizational structures, sometimes in formal names.
国際機構は平和維持に努めています。
The international institution strives for peacekeeping.
Refers to a long-standing tradition, social norm, or accepted practice.
A customary practice or social convention, often unwritten.
結婚式の慣習は地域によって異なります。
Wedding institutions vary by region.
A system or institution in the sense of an established set of rules or practices, like the education system.
Traditional custom or convention, often with a nuance of formality or long-standing practice.
Refers to a person who is very familiar or established in a particular setting, often used humorously.
Literally 'famous man', used for a well-known local character or institution-like figure.
彼は町の名物男だ。
He's a local institution.
Often better to describe the person's role or fame rather than using a direct translation.
彼はこの店の顔のような存在だ。
He's like the face of this shop, a real institution.
Refers to the action of setting up or starting something, like a system or organization.
Establishment or founding of an organization.
その機関の設立は1990年です。
The institution of that body was in 1990.
Enactment or establishment of laws, rules, or systems.
The English word 'institution' is very broad. Directly translating it as インスティテューション is rarely natural. Choose a specific Japanese word based on the context.
金融機関
financial institution
This institution has lasted for centuries.
村のしきたりに従って祭りを行います。
We hold the festival according to the village institution.
新しい制度の制定が求められています。
The institution of a new system is required.