How to say "shelter" in Japanese

• シェルターCommon
  nounThe loanword for a shelter as a physical structure or refuge, close to English 'shelter' itself; it points to an actual sheltered place rather than the act of sheltering or hiding.
  戦争せんそうを恐おそれてシェルターが作つくられてきた。↗

  Shelters have been built in fear of war.
• 物陰ものかげCommon
  nounShelter in the sense of cover that keeps you out of sight — the hidden spot beside or behind something; it stresses concealment from view rather than protection from danger.
• 逃げ場にげばCommon
  nounShelter as a place of escape — somewhere to flee to when in danger; the emphasis falls on getting away or having a way out, not on the sheltering place itself.
  気きがつくと逃げ場にげばはどこにもなかった。↗

  Now that I notice it, I have nowhere to run.
• 囲うかこうCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to shelter': taking someone in and keeping them hidden or protected, as in sheltering a criminal; use this when sheltering is an act performed, not a place.

Use 「シェルター」 for a shelter as a physical structure, 物陰 for cover that hides you from view, 「逃げ場」 for a place to escape to, and 「囲う」 when sheltering someone is an action you perform.

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

• シェルターshelter
• 物陰ものかげplace hidden from view
• 逃げ場にげば(place of) refuge
• かくまうto shelter (e.g. a fugitive)
• 匿とくshelter
• 凌ぎ場しのぎばshelter
• 遮蔽物しゃへいぶつshelter
• 避難所ひなんじょshelter
• 待合所まちあいじょshelter (for buses)
• 上屋うわやshed
• 宿りやどりlodging
• 掩体えんたいemplacement
• 蔵匿ぞうとくconcealment
• 避難地ひなんちevacuation site
• 掩体壕えんたいごうbunker
• 保護施設ほごしせつhouse of refuge
• 逃げ場所にげばしょ(place of) refuge
• 囲うかこうto shelter (e.g. a criminal)
• 待避所たいひじょshelter