容量|ようりょうyouryou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nouncapacity; volume
   タンクの容量ようりょうは５０ガロンだ。↗

   The tank has a capacity of fifty-gallons.
2. noun, physicscapacitance

• Synonym容積ようせきNeutralThe volume a container can hold, as in 「タンクの容積」; 「容量」 focuses on how much fits and also covers storage and capacitance.
• SynonymキャパCasualColloquial loanword abbreviation for how much people can handle or a venue can hold, as in 「キャパオーバー」.
• Synonym収容能力しゅうようのうりょくWrittenWritten/formal term for how many people a place can hold, as in 「ホールの収容能力」; 「容量」 centers on volume and storage.
• SynonymキャパシティNeutralFull loanword form meaning capacity or ability, somewhat formal; in speech it is usually shortened to 「キャパ」.
• Synonym収容力しゅうようりょくNeutralNeutral term for how many people a venue can hold, as in 「収容力5万人」; 「容量」 centers on volume and storage.
• Related静電容量せいでんようりょうWrittenTechnical electrical term for capacitance. 「容量」 is broader, also covering storage and the volume of bottles.
• Related電気容量でんきようりょうWrittenTechnical electrical term for capacitance. 「容量」 is broader, also covering storage and the volume of containers.

For how much something holds, storage space, or capacitance, use 「容量」 (「大容量」, 「メモリ容量」). Use 「キャパ」 for how much people can handle, 「収容力」 for venue attendance, and 「容積」 for the volume inside a container.

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1. 入れ物いれものの中なかに入いれることのできる分量ぶんりょう。