Translation guide
A turret is a small tower, often on a castle or building, or a rotating structure on a tank, ship, or aircraft that holds weapons. This guide covers how to express these meanings in Japanese.
A small tower that projects from a wall, often decorative or for defense.
General term for a small tower or turret, used in architectural contexts.
We admired the view from the castle's turret.
Loanword from English, used in modern or fantasy contexts, such as in games or architecture.
The building had decorative turrets.
Refers to a tower or turret in traditional Japanese castles, often used for defense or lookout. More specific than 小塔.
The castle's turrets were used to watch for enemies.
A rotating structure on a tank, ship, or aircraft that holds guns or other weapons.
Standard term for a gun turret on tanks, warships, or fortifications.
The tank's turret rotated.
Also used for weapon mounts, especially in modern or sci-fi contexts. Often interchangeable with 砲塔.
Specifically a turret for machine guns or smaller firearms, less common than 砲塔.
砲塔 is the traditional term for gun turrets on military vehicles. タレット is a loanword often used in games, anime, and sci-fi. In technical military contexts, 砲塔 is preferred.
This tank is equipped with the latest turret.
In the game, you set up turrets to intercept enemies.
The battleship's main turrets fired simultaneously.
そのロボットの腕にはレーザータレットが装備されていた。
The robot's arm was equipped with a laser turret.
Shots were fired from the armored vehicle's turret.