プラント
Meanings
1
plant (industrial facility); factory; equipment
Refers to a large-scale industrial facility, its machinery, or equipment. Common in engineering and business contexts.
A new chemical plant was built.
This plant is equipped with the latest machinery.
2
Less common than 植物 (shokubutsu) for everyday botanical use; often appears in technical or compound terms.
Rare plants grow wild in this area.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉にプラントを建設するto build a plant (facility) at a location
The company announced plans to build a plant overseas.
- プラントが稼働するfor a plant (facility) to operate/run
The new plant is scheduled to start operating next month.
- プラントを運営するto operate/manage a plant (facility)
The company operates several chemical plants.