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設ける
Meaning in Englishto create, to establish
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What it means
設ける means to establish or provide by arranging; it denotes the act of creating or making available conditions, facilities, rules, or arrangements through deliberate preparation, often in formal or organizational contexts.
Main meanings
- to create prerequisites, structures, or bodies that enable a process
- to provide or furnish opportunities, resources, or conditions
- to arrange or prepare in advance to ensure readiness or compliance
How to use it
Primarily used in formal, administrative, or written Japanese; commonly follows nouns like 条件, 規則, 施設, 制度; used in policy language and business communication to indicate deliberate establishment or provisioning.
Variants and close terms
- 設置する (せっちする) – install or place
- 定める (さだめる) – set or determine rules
- 準備する (じゅんびする) – prepare
Composition
- 設: to establish, set up
- ける: verb-ending that forms 設ける
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Verb (ichidan)
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Related words by kanji and components
N1
施設
shisetsu
establishment, facility
N1
設置
secchi
establishment, institution
N1
設定
settei
establishment, creation
N1
設立
setsuritsu
establishment, foundation, institution
N3
設計
sekkei
design, plan, blueprint
N3
建設
kensetsu
construction, building, establishment
N3
設備
setsubi
equipment, facilities, installation
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