Translation guide
A facility where prisoners of war are confined. In Japanese, the most common term is 捕虜収容所, but historical and legal contexts may use other terms.
To refer to a camp where prisoners of war are held, in most contexts.
To refer to specific POW camps from World War II, often with a location or number.
Pattern for numbered POW camps, e.g., 捕虜収容所第1 (POW Camp No. 1).
彼は捕虜収容所第4にいた。
He was in POW Camp No. 4.
To refer to a POW camp in legal, diplomatic, or official documents.
Formal term meaning 'prisoner of war detention facility', used in legal contexts.
ジュネーブ条約は捕虜収容施設の条件を定めている。
The Geneva Convention sets conditions for POW detention facilities.
捕虜収容所 is the standard, neutral term suitable for most contexts. 捕虜キャンプ is more casual and may be used in conversation or less formal writing, but can sound slightly less precise.
Standard term for a prisoner-of-war camp. Used in modern and historical contexts.
彼は捕虜収容所に3年間収容されていた。
He was held in a POW camp for three years.
A more casual or colloquial term, often used in spoken Japanese or informal writing.
戦争中、多くの兵士が捕虜キャンプに送られた。
During the war, many soldiers were sent to POW camps.
More explicit term meaning 'war prisoner camp', used in historical documents.
この地域には戦争捕虜収容所があった。
There was a war prisoner camp in this area.