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装置 (そうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
device ; equipment ; apparatus ; installation
Common for a piece of equipment, mechanism, or apparatus, especially in technical, scientific, and industrial contexts. As 装置する it can mean to install or equip, but everyday Japanese often uses 設置する or 取り付ける instead.
研けん 究きゅう 室しつ に 新あたら しい 実じっ 験けん 装そう 置ち が 入はい っ た 。
New experimental equipment was brought into the laboratory.
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noun
stage setting ; stage set
abbreviation
Abbreviated theater use for 舞台装置, referring to the stage set or scenery. The context is usually drama, opera, staging, or stage production.
See also: 舞台装置
Similar words 設せつ 備び Refers more to facilities, installations, or equipment provided for a place or organization; 装置 more often points to a device or mechanism itself.
機き 器き A general term for machines and instruments, often as a category; 装置 emphasizes a constructed mechanism or apparatus with a particular function.
設せっ 置ち Means the act of installing or setting something up; 装置 is usually the device/equipment itself, though 装置する can also mean to equip or install in technical style.
舞ぶ 台たい 装そう 置ち The full expression for stage setting or stage set; 装置 alone can be used as its abbreviation in theatrical contexts.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 装, associated with equipping or outfitting, and 置, associated with putting or placing. The spelling straightforwardly reflects equipment or something set up for a function.
