NichiDict

収容

N1
しゅうよう
[shuuyou]
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Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruTransitive

accommodation; taking in; receiving; housing; seating; admission (of patients, students, etc.)

2.NounNoun・suruTransitive

imprisonment; detention; internment

3.NounNoun・suruTransitive

containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding

Examples

このホールは最大三千人を収容できる設計だ。

This hall is designed to accommodate up to 3,000 people.

被災者を一時的に体育館に収容することになった。

It was decided to temporarily house the disaster victims in the gymnasium.

博物館は貴重な文化財を収容して保管している。

The museum houses and preserves valuable cultural assets.