Translation guide
A depot is a place for storing goods, parking vehicles, or serving as a base for transportation operations. Japanese equivalents vary by context: warehouses, bus/train depots, military depots, and supply stations each use different terms.
A building or place where goods are stored, typically for distribution.
General term for a warehouse or storehouse. Used for commercial and industrial storage.
The goods are stored in the warehouse.
Distribution center; a large facility for logistics and shipping, often part of a supply chain.
A new distribution center was built in the suburbs.
Storage place, often for specific goods like fuel or grain. More formal or technical.
There is an oil storage depot near the port.
A place where buses or trains are parked, maintained, and dispatched.
Garage or depot for vehicles, especially buses and trains. Commonly used for bus depots.
The buses return to the depot at night.
Train depot or rail yard, specifically for electric trains. Used in railway contexts.
Rail yard or marshalling yard where trains are assembled and switched. More technical.
A military facility for storing weapons, ammunition, or supplies.
A place where supplies are distributed or stored, often in remote areas or for expeditions.
倉庫 is a general warehouse for goods. 車庫 is specifically for vehicles (buses, trains). 補給廠 is a military supply depot. Choose based on what is being stored.
There is inventory in the warehouse.
Buses are inspected at the depot.
Ammunition arrived from the supply depot.
The loanword デポ (depo) exists but is not widely used. It may appear in brand names or specific contexts (e.g., home center depot), but for general use, prefer native Japanese terms like 倉庫 or 車庫.
この電車区には最新の整備設備がある。
This train depot has the latest maintenance facilities.
貨物列車は操車場で編成される。
Freight trains are assembled at the rail yard.
その兵器廠は厳重に警備されている。
The ordnance depot is heavily guarded.
The expedition set up a supply depot in Antarctica.