Translation guide
The basic physical and organizational structures needed for a society or enterprise to function.
Referring to the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, such as transportation, communication, power, and water.
The most common and versatile term, borrowed from English. Used in everyday conversation, news, and business.
This area has well-developed infrastructure.
The government should increase investment in infrastructure.
A more formal, technical term often used in policy, planning, and academic contexts. Literally 'social foundation'.
The development of infrastructure is an urgent task.
The full English loanword, used in very formal or technical writing. Less common than the abbreviated インフラ.
The aging of infrastructure has become a problem.
Referring to the hardware, software, networks, and facilities that support information technology services.
Specifically refers to information technology infrastructure. Very common in business and tech contexts.
Our company is working on strengthening its IT infrastructure.
Emphasizes the network aspect of infrastructure. Used in technical discussions.
Referring to the underlying framework of an organization, such as its systems, processes, and support structures.
A general term for 'foundation' or 'base', often used for organizational or system infrastructure. Can be combined with other words.
Strengthen the company's management infrastructure.
Also used metaphorically for non-physical infrastructure, such as legal or financial systems.
インフラ is the everyday term used in news, business, and casual conversation. 社会基盤 is more formal and often appears in government documents or academic papers. For IT contexts, ITインフラ is standard.
Infrastructure development directly affects people's lives.
Countermeasures for aging infrastructure are a challenge.
The country needs to invest more in infrastructure.
Infrastructure projects often take years to complete.
We need to review the design of the network infrastructure.
Developing the research infrastructure is important.
金融インフラの安定性が求められる。
Stability of the financial infrastructure is required.