射しゃ場じょう

noun

archery range; archery ground

General term for a place where archery is practiced or performed. Can be used for both traditional Japanese archery (kyudo) and Western archery.

• 週しゅう末まつに射しゃ場じょうで弓きゅう道どうの練れん習しゅうをした。

  I practiced kyudo at the archery range on the weekend.

noun

shooting range; firing range; shooting gallery

Only with reading しゃじょう

Refers to a facility for shooting firearms, air guns, or other projectile weapons. The reading is always しゃじょう.

See also: 射撃場

• 警けい察さつ官かんは射しゃ場じょうで射しゃ撃げき訓くん練れんを行おこなった。

  The police officers conducted shooting training at the firing range.

noun

launch site; launch pad

Only with reading しゃじょう

Used for sites where rockets, missiles, or spacecraft are launched. Reading is しゃじょう. Often seen in technical or news contexts.

See also: 発射場

• ロケットは射しゃ場じょうから打うち上あげられた。

  The rocket was launched from the launch site.

noun

archer's standing position

Only with reading いば

Specific term in traditional archery for the spot where the archer stands. Reading is いば. Rare and mostly limited to kyudo contexts.

• 弓きゅう道どうでは、射い場ばに立たつときの姿し勢せいが大たい切せつだ。

  In kyudo, posture when standing at the shooting position is important.