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付設 (ふせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

付ふ設せつ

ふ

せ

つ

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

annex; affiliated facility

Refers to a building, research institute, hospital wing, or similar structure that is attached to or operated as part of a larger organization.

大だい学がくに付ふ設せつされた研けん究きゅう所じょで働はたらいています。
I work at a research institute affiliated with the university.
この病びょう

院いん

に

は

リハビリ

センター

が

付ふ

設せつ

さ

れ

て

いる

。

This hospital has a rehabilitation center attached to it.

Written forms

付ふ設せつUsage79%
Standard modern spelling for 'annex' or 'affiliated facility'.
附ふ設せつUsage21%
Variant using the older 附 kanji; seen in historical or formal names.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
設establishment, provision, prepare
附affixed, attach, refer to

Similar words

併へい設せつ
併設 also means 'attached' or 'jointly established', but often implies two facilities existing side by side under the same management, while 付設 emphasizes one being an annex or subordinate part of a larger entity.

Etymology

Compound of 付 (attach) and 設 (establish). The spelling 附設 uses the older form of 付. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.