収容所|しゅうようじょshuuyoujo

1. nounhousing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp; asylum

• Synonym収容施設しゅうようしせつWrittenWritten/formal prose. A more neutral way to say a facility that houses people; 「収容所」 often evokes POW or concentration camps.
• Related逃げ場にげばCasualColloquial. A place to flee to or a way out, as in 「逃げ場がない」; it can be a concrete spot or an abstract escape, not about confining people.
• RelatedサンクチュアリNeutralNeutral loanword for a sanctuary — a sacred place or a wildlife reserve; the stress is on safe protection.
• Related駆け込み寺かけこみでらCasualColloquial. A refuge for women or a place to turn for help; the word carries a traditional temple flavor.
• Related避難所ひなんじょNeutralNeutral. A disaster evacuation shelter, as in 「避難所に移る」; it is about escaping danger, while 「収容所」 is about taking people in and managing them.
• RelatedアサイラムWrittenWritten/formal prose. Loanword for asylum — protection for people who cannot stay in their own country, or a mental hospital; academic in tone.
• RelatedアジールWrittenWritten/formal prose. Loanword for a refuge beyond the reach of those in power; a term used in historical scholarship.

「収容所」 takes in and manages people or animals, as in 「強制収容所」 and 「捕虜収容所」. Neutral prose says 「収容施設」; disaster shelters are 「避難所」. 「逃げ場」 is a colloquial way out; 「サンクチュアリ」, 「アサイラム」 and 「アジール」 are loanwords for refuge.

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1. 対象たいしょうとなる人ひとや動物どうぶつなどを収容しゅうようする一定いっていの施設しせつ。