noun
admission capacity; maximum occupancy
Refers to the maximum number of people a facility, vehicle, or venue is allowed to hold, often used in official or regulatory contexts.
この会場の収容定員は500人です。
The admission capacity of this venue is 500 people.
収容定員を超えて入場させることはできません。
We cannot admit people beyond the maximum occupancy.
定員 is a general term for capacity or fixed number of people, while 収容定員 specifically refers to the capacity for accommodating or holding people in a space.
収容人数 is a more common, everyday term for the number of people a place can hold, whereas 収容定員 is more formal and often used in official regulations.
Compound of 収容 (しゅうよう, 'accommodation') and 定員 (ていいん, 'fixed number of people').