収容

しゅうよう

accommodation; seating; custody

Also:imprisonment, containing (e.g. words in a dictionary)

What does 収容 mean?

収容 is a Japanese noun meaning accommodation; seating; custody in English. It can also be translated as imprisonment, containing (e.g. words in a dictionary) depending on context. It is written as 収容 in kanji, しゅうよう in hiragana, and shuuyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

このホテルは500人の客を収容できる。

This hotel can accommodate 500 guests.