How to say "barracks" in Japanese

• 兵舎へいしゃCommon
  nounThe standard word for a military barracks building where soldiers are housed. Choose this when referring to the quarters themselves on a base or in a garrison.
• 兵営へいえいCommon
  nounRefers to a military camp or barracks installation as a whole, the place where troops are stationed, rather than an individual lodging building. Slightly broader than 兵舎.
• バラックCommon
  nounA loanword for a temporary, makeshift barracks or shack-like structure, often of rough construction. It is the right choice for improvised, ramshackle housing rather than proper military quarters.

Use 兵舎 or 兵営 for military barracks, the building or installation respectively, and 「バラック」 for temporary, makeshift barracks-like housing, which can be non-military.

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• 兵舎へいしゃbarracks
• 兵営へいえいbarracks
• 営所えいしょbarracks
• 営舎えいしゃbarracks
• 廠舎しょうしゃbarracks
• 隊舎たいしゃquarters
• 屯営とんえいmilitary camp
• 幕舎ばくしゃcamp
• バラックbarracks