施設

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 施設(しせつ) means a facility provided for a particular activity or service.
• Basic usage: It describes types of facilities, such as sports or welfare facilities, and when they can be used.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Facilities and equipment
  • 施設 can name a place or organized provision for an activity; 設備 can name the equipment or installations provided within it.
• Placing the purpose first
  • In 運動施設 and 福祉施設, the preceding word identifies the purpose or field.