Translation guide
A self-propelled weapon that is guided to its target. In Japanese, the most common term is 誘導弾, but ミサイル is also widely used, especially in everyday contexts.
The learner wants to refer to a guided missile in a general or technical sense.
The standard technical term for a guided missile. Used in military and technical contexts.
The learner wants to refer to a specific type of guided missile, such as air-to-air or anti-ship.
誘導弾 is the precise technical term for any guided projectile, including torpedoes and guided bombs. ミサイル is a loanword that typically refers to rocket-propelled guided missiles. In everyday usage, ミサイル is more common, while 誘導弾 appears in formal or military documents.
誘導弾の開発には高度な技術が必要だ。
Developing guided missiles requires advanced technology.
ニュースでミサイル発射の速報が流れた。
Breaking news about a missile launch was broadcast.
その艦船は誘導弾を搭載している。
That ship is equipped with guided missiles.
Loanword from English, commonly used in everyday language and news. Often implies a rocket-propelled missile.
北朝鮮がミサイルを発射した。
North Korea launched a missile.
Air-to-air missile. Often abbreviated as AAM.
戦闘機は空対空ミサイルを装備している。
The fighter jet is equipped with air-to-air missiles.
Anti-ship missile.
対艦ミサイルが敵艦に命中した。
The anti-ship missile hit the enemy vessel.
Cruise missile.
巡航ミサイルは低空を飛行する。
Cruise missiles fly at low altitudes.
Ballistic missile.
弾道ミサイルの迎撃は難しい。
Intercepting ballistic missiles is difficult.