How to say "foundry" in Japanese

• 鋳造所ちゅうぞうしょ
  nounA foundry in the sense of a plant where metal is cast; it can also mean a mint, so context tells you which is meant.
• 鍛冶場かじば
  nounA blacksmith's workshop — a smithy or forge where metal is heated and hammered rather than cast. It matches 'foundry' only loosely, and for a metal-casting plant it is seldom the word you want.
• ファブ
  nounCovers the semiconductor sense of 'foundry': a fab, a plant where semiconductor chips are made. Use it for foundries in the chip industry, not for foundries that cast metal.

For a foundry that casts metal use 鋳造所, for the semiconductor sense use 「ファブ」, and treat 鍛冶場 as a blacksmith's workshop or smithy that only loosely matches 'foundry'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 鋳造所ちゅうぞうしょfoundry
• 鍛冶場かじばblacksmith's workshop
• ファウンドリ(semiconductor) foundry
• ファブ(semiconductor) fab