設備（せつび、setsubi）
- equipment

The Japanese word 設備 (せつび, setsubi) generally translates to "equipment," "facilities," "installations," or "infrastructure." It refers to the physical resources or structures necessary for a particular purpose or activity. It encompasses a wide range of things, from the basic equipment in a kitchen to the complex infrastructure of a factory or a city. 設備 focuses on the tangible assets used to enable a process or service.

⚫︎工場には最新の生産設備があります。 Translation: The factory has the latest production equipment. ⚫︎このホテルには様々な設備が整っています。 Translation: This hotel has various facilities. ⚫︎研究室の設備が老朽化しています。 Translation: The equipment in the laboratory is getting old.

⚫︎You would use 設備 when talking about the physical resources of a building, a business, a laboratory, or any place that has installed resources. ⚫︎It's common to use it when describing what a place or organization has available for use. ⚫︎設備 often appears in formal contexts, but it can also be used in everyday conversation. ⚫︎When mentioning the condition of the 設備, you might use adjectives like 新しい (new), 古い (old), 壊れている (broken), or 整っている (well-equipped).

⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji as 設備. ⚫︎The reading is せつび (setsubi) in hiragana. ⚫︎There are no variations in okurigana.

⚫︎機器 (きき, kiki) - equipment, instruments (often used for specific tools) ⚫︎施設 (しせつ, shisetsu) - facilities, installations (can be broader, including buildings and structures) ⚫︎インフラ (infura) - infrastructure (loanword) ⚫︎装置 (そうち, souchi) - equipment, device (often for specific purposes)

⚫︎It doesn't have a direct opposite, but you could describe the absence or lack of 設備. ⚫︎There is no single antonym that directly corresponds to 設備.

この学校には、最新のコンピューター設備があります。 ・Translation: This school has the latest computer equipment. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 設備 to describe the computer resources available in the school.

新しい病院には、高度な医療設備が整っています。 ・Translation: The new hospital is equipped with advanced medical facilities. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates how 設備 is used when referring to medical infrastructure and equipment.

The word 設備 is a compound word. It is formed by combining the kanji 設 (せつ, setsu), which means "to set up," "to establish," or "to prepare," and the kanji 備 (び, bi), which means "to prepare," "to equip," or "to provide." Together, 設備 (設備) signifies the act of preparing or equipping something, leading to its meaning of "equipment," "facilities," or "installations."