JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 設: "establishment, provision, prepare"
The kanji 設 means "establishment, provision, prepare". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read セツ in on'yomi and もう.ける in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
もう.ける
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | establishment, provision, prepare |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 145 of 2,501 |
Common words with 設
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 施設facility; facilities; institution; establishment · home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
- 設定establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.) · options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup
- 設置establishment; institution · installation (of a machine or equipment)
- 設けるto prepare; to provide · to set up; to establish; to organize; to lay down (rules)
- 設備equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations
- 建設construction; establishment
- 設計plan; design; layout
- 設立establishment; founding · incorporation (of a business)
- 設計図plan; blueprint
- 創設establishment; founding; organization; organisation
- 併設joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
- 設営setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
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