How to say "refuge" in Japanese

• 隠れ家かくれがCommon
  nounCovers 'refuge' as a place to hide away — a secluded spot, hideout, or secret haunt. Typical of a hidden base, a quiet personal retreat, or somewhere one escapes to undisturbed, rather than shelter from danger in a formal sense.
  その洞窟どうくつが私わたしたちの隠れ家かくれがになった。↗

  The cave did for our hiding place.
• ネストCommon
  nounA loanword meaning a hideout, refuge, or retreat — often a cozy personal den or comfortable base one withdraws to. For 'refuge' in the sense of shelter or asylum it is seldom the word you want; think 'nest' as a snug retreat.

For the physical sense of a secluded hiding spot, use 「隠れ家」; 「ネスト」, a loanword, better fits a personal hideaway or retreat, and both are marginal for 'refuge' as shelter or asylum.

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

• 隠れ家かくれがhiding place
• 隠れ場所かくればしょhiding place
• 避難場ひなんばevacuation center (typically indoors, e.g. schools, gyms, community centers)
• 逃げ場にげば(place of) refuge
• 駆け込み寺かけこみでら(women's) refuge
• 逃げ場所にげばしょ(place of) refuge
• ネストhideout
• 待避所たいひじょshelter