noun
Refers to the maximum number of people or things a space, facility, or container can hold. Common in contexts like venues, shelters, prisons, or storage.
この会場の収容能力は500人です。
The capacity of this venue is 500 people.
避難所の収容能力を超えてしまった。
The shelter's capacity has been exceeded.
容量 is more general for volume, storage capacity (e.g., of a tank, battery, or hard disk), while 収容能力 specifically emphasizes the ability to accommodate people or items within a space.
定員 refers to a fixed or prescribed number of people allowed (e.g., a bus's seating capacity), whereas 収容能力 is a broader term for holding capacity, often used in planning or emergency contexts.
Compound of 収容 (しゅうよう, 'accommodation, housing') and 能力 (のうりょく, 'ability, capacity'). The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.