設 Kanji – establishment
The Japanese kanji 設 can mean establishment, provision, prepare.
Meaning and Readings
How is 設 read?
設 has the onyomi reading セツ and the kunyomi reading もうける.
In romaji, these readings can be written as setsu, moukeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 設
These common Japanese words contain 設. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 架設（かせつ） — construction, building
- 開設（かいせつ） — establishment, opening, setting up, inauguration
- 建設（けんせつ） — construction, establishment
- 建設的（けんせつてき） — constructive
- 公設（こうせつ） — public (institution)
- 施設（しせつ） — facility, facilities, institution, establishment
- 私設（しせつ） — private
- 常設（じょうせつ） — standing (committee), permanent (exhibit)
- 新設（しんせつ） — establishing, founding, setting up, organizing, establishment
- 設ける（もうける） — to prepare, to provide