配置

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 配置(はいち) means arranging objects or assigning people to suitable positions or roles.
• Basic usage: It describes the room looking larger after the furniture was rearranged.
  • 家具の配置を変えたら部屋が広く見えるようになった。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Objects and people
  • 家具を配置する means arranging where furniture is placed. 職員を配置する means assigning staff to departments or duties.