Translation guide
A person who guards or patrols an area, especially at night. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 警備員 (keibiin) for a security guard, but other terms exist for specific contexts like night watchmen or historical guards.
A person employed to protect property, maintain security, or patrol premises, often in a uniform.
The standard term for a security guard in modern contexts, such as at buildings, events, or stores.
A watchman is stationed at that building at night.
A common loanword for a security guard, often used in casual or commercial contexts.
A watchman is patrolling the parking lot.
A more formal or traditional term for a guard, often used for gatekeepers at institutions like schools or government buildings.
The watchman is standing in front of the gate.
A person specifically assigned to guard or patrol during the night, often in historical or traditional settings.
Literally 'night guard', used for a person who patrols or watches at night, such as in a neighborhood or facility.
The night watchman patrols the town every night.
Refers to the act of night patrolling or the person doing it, often in a community or historical context.
A traditional term for a night watch or the person on night duty, often in historical or rural settings.
A guard or sentinel in historical, literary, or fantasy contexts, such as a castle watchman or a lookout.
A lookout or watchman, often used for someone keeping watch from a tower or post.
The watchman on the castle wall signaled the enemy's approach.
A guard or watchman, often for a specific place like a gate or treasure, with a slightly old-fashioned feel.
A sentry or guard, typically in a military or royal context, such as at a palace.
The night watchman walks while clapping wooden sticks.
In the Edo period, night watchmen kept the town safe.
The watchman of the treasure vault is keeping a strict guard.
衛兵が宮殿の入り口を守っている。
The watchman guards the entrance to the palace.