How to say "bunker" in Japanese

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  • nounCovers bunker as a loanword, typically a fortified military shelter or, in golf, a sand trap. When you mean either of these, バンカー is the natural word to use.
  • 貯蔵庫ちょぞうこCommon
    nounReally means a storehouse or storage facility; the gloss 'bunker' applies to storage bunkers such as silos or fuel depots. It is not the word for a military bunker or a golf bunker.
    貯蔵庫ちょぞうこのドアのそばの刈り残かりのこした伸のびた芝しばはどうなんだい。↗
    What about the tall grass you left over by the cellar door?

Use 「バンカー」 for a bunker in the military or golf sense, and 貯蔵庫 when you mean a storage facility such as a storehouse, silo, or storage bunker.

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