Vocabulary

What does 収容 (しゅうよう, shuuyou) mean?

収容 (しゅうよう, shuuyou) means accommodation, capacity; detention, housing.

Quick facts
Readingしゅうよう
Romajishuuyou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しゅうよう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshuuyou

accommodation, capacity; detention, housing

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive accommodation; taking in; receiving
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive imprisonment; detention; internment
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding

Example sentences

  • The prisoners of war were sent to a detention camp.

  • This facility can accommodate a thousand people.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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