How to say "arsenal" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThis is the English football club's name, not a translation of the common noun 'arsenal'; use it only when referring to the club itself.
- 工廠こうしょうnounCovers 'arsenal' as a factory where arms and ammunition are manufactured; reach for it when the emphasis is on arms production rather than storage.
- 兵器工場へいきこうじょうnounLiterally 'weapons factory', this is the plainest way to render 'arsenal' as a place where weapons are made; its coverage also extends to 'ordnance factory' and 'armoury/armory'.
- 武器倉ぶきぐらnounLiterally a 'weapons storehouse', this covers the storage sense of 'arsenal' and 'armoury' — a place where weapons are kept rather than made.
- 兵器廠へいきしょうnounA military term for an arsenal or armoury; its range also includes 'ordnance department', so it can denote the department responsible for ordnance as well as the facility itself.
Use 「アーセナル」 only for the English football club; for 'arsenal' as a weapons factory choose 工廠 or the plainer 兵器工場, and for a place where weapons are stored choose 武器倉 or the military term 兵器廠.
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