Translation guide
The English word 'operations' covers a wide range of meanings, from business activities and military missions to mathematical processes and medical procedures. This guide helps learners choose the most natural Japanese expression for each context.
The day-to-day activities, processes, or functioning of a business, organization, or system.
General term for business operations, tasks, or work. Often used in corporate contexts.
Streamline daily operations.
Focuses on the management and running of an organization, event, or system.
Be involved in the company's operations.
Specifically refers to the operation of a factory, plant, or industrial facility.
The factory is in operation 24 hours a day.
Loanword from English, often used in business or IT contexts for specific operational processes.
Reduce operational costs.
Planned military actions, missions, or campaigns.
Arithmetic or algebraic processes like addition, subtraction, etc.
Surgical procedures performed on a patient.
The act of controlling, using, or running a machine, device, or system.
The department or team responsible for day-to-day business functions.
業務 (gyōmu) refers to the actual tasks and work performed. 運営 (un'ei) emphasizes the management and running of an organization. 操業 (sōgyō) is limited to factory or plant operations.
Improve operations (tasks).
Participate in the operation (management) of the school.
The factory resumed operations.
Do not translate 'operations' as オペレーションズ in most cases. The plural form is rarely used naturally in Japanese. Use the appropriate Japanese term based on context.
Explicitly 'military operations', used in formal or news contexts.
Details of the military operation have not been disclosed.
Operation Overlord
四則計算を練習する。
Practice the four basic operations.
I have an operation tomorrow.
エンジンの運転を停止する。
Stop the operation of the engine.