Translation guide
An armoury is a place where weapons and military equipment are stored or manufactured. In Japanese, the translation depends on the context: a storage facility, a manufacturing site, or a historical collection.
A building or room where weapons and ammunition are kept, often in a military context.
General term for a weapons storehouse or arsenal. Commonly used for military storage.
A factory or workshop where weapons are produced.
Weapons factory. The most direct term for a manufacturing armoury.
A display or collection of arms and armour, often in a museum or historical context.
Arms and armour display room. Suitable for a museum setting.
The direct loanword アーモリー is not commonly used in Japanese. Stick to the native terms above.
その基地には大きな武器庫がある。
That base has a large armoury.
Specifically for ordnance or heavy weapons storage. Slightly more formal or military.
We destroyed the enemy's armoury.
Specifically an ammunition storehouse. Use when emphasizing ammunition rather than weapons in general.
The ammunition armoury exploded.
There is an armoury in this town.
Historical term for a government-run arsenal or ordnance factory, especially pre-WWII.
The Osaka Armoury was famous.
We visited the castle's armoury.
Weapons collection. A more casual term for a private or museum collection.
He has an armoury at home.