Translation guide
The English phrase "home base" can refer to a literal base in baseball, a figurative safe place or starting point, or a headquarters. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for each meaning.
The base in baseball where a batter starts and must return to score a run.
Standard baseball term for home plate/base.
彼は本塁に滑り込んだ。
He slid into home base.
Loanword from English, commonly used in baseball contexts.
ランナーがホームベースを踏んだ。
The runner stepped on home base.
A place where one feels safe, comfortable, or returns to as a base of operations.
Means base, foothold, or hub. Used for a place that serves as a center of activities.
このカフェが私たちの拠点です。
This café is our home base.
Literally 'home ground', often used for a team's home stadium or a group's headquarters.
Base, often used for military or expedition bases, but can be metaphorical.
Loanword meaning home, can imply a home base in casual contexts.
The main location of an organization or business.
Headquarters, main office. Standard term for organizations.
会社の本部は大阪にあります。
The company's home base is in Osaka.
Head office, specifically for a company.
Avoid directly translating 'home base' as ホームベース when referring to a safe place or headquarters. Use 拠点 or 本部 instead.
そのチームの本拠地は東京です。
The team's home base is Tokyo.
We used the mountain hut as a home base for climbing.
This is our home base.
I'll return to home base and report.