Japanese symbol for “institution”
施設
しせつ
Romaji: shisetsu
facility; facilities; institution; establishment
In Japanese, institution is 施設, read しせつ (shisetsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt facility; facilities; institution; establishment
- n home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “institution”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 設置 | せっち setchi | establishment; institution |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | agency; organisation; organization |
| 院 | いん in | institution (often medical); institutional building; government office |
| インスティテューション | インスティテューション insutiteyuushon | institution |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 施行 | しこう shikou | putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect |
| 施策 | しさく shisaku | policy; measure |
| 施す | ほどこす hodokosu | to give (time, money, goods); to donate |
| 施工 | せこう sekou | construction; constructing; carrying out |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
| 設置 | せっち setchi | establishment; institution |
| 設計 | せっけい sekkei | plan; design; layout |
See also: Chinese symbol for “institution”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.