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.
Standard term for a prisoner-of-war camp. Used in modern and historical contexts.
He was held in a POW camp for three years.
A more casual or colloquial term, often used in spoken Japanese or informal writing.
During the war, many soldiers were sent to POW camps.
To refer to specific POW camps from World War II, often with a location or number.
To refer to a POW camp in legal, diplomatic, or official documents.
Formal term meaning 'prisoner of war detention facility', used in legal contexts.
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.
There was a war prisoner camp in this area.