Translation guide
A filature is a factory where silk is reeled from cocoons. This is a specialized term with no common everyday equivalent in Japanese. The most direct translation is 製糸工場, but depending on context, other terms may be used.
A factory where silk is reeled from silkworm cocoons.
The act or process of reeling silk from cocoons.
The general term for silk reeling or silk manufacturing. Can refer to the process or the industry.
The English word 'filature' is rare and technical. In Japanese, 製糸工場 is the most straightforward equivalent, but if you are talking about the historical industry or a specific building, 製糸所 may be more natural. For the process itself, use 製糸 or 繰糸.
The standard term for a silk reeling factory. Used in industrial and historical contexts.
Several old filatures remain in this area.
A slightly shorter term for a silk reeling plant or mill. Often used in historical or local contexts.
A filature built in the Meiji era has become a tourist attraction.
Literally 'reeling factory'. Less common than 製糸工場 but technically accurate. May be used in technical descriptions.
In a filature, raw silk is produced from cocoons.
Silk reeling played an important role in Japan's modernization.
Specifically refers to the reeling of silk thread from cocoons. More technical than 製糸.
The technique of silk reeling requires skill.