WORD DETAIL
装置
そうち
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
装置(そうち) is a device or installation built to perform a function. Both examples mark it withを, but one concerns installation and the other operation. - Basic usage: A temperature-control
装置を取り付けた; in an emergency, such a装置を手動で動かす.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Automatic device installed and device operated in an emergency
- The first sentence emphasizes function and installation; the second emphasizes emergency operating mode. An
自動function does not exclude manual control in the later context.
- The first sentence emphasizes function and installation; the second emphasizes emergency operating mode. An

