Translation guide
The English word "arbor" refers to a garden structure or a mechanical shaft. This guide covers both meanings, with Japanese equivalents for the garden feature and the mechanical part.
A shady garden shelter formed by trees, climbing plants, or a lattice framework.
A general term for a small, open-sided garden pavilion or arbor, often with a roof, used for resting and enjoying the view.
Specifically a wisteria arbor or trellis, a common type of arbor in Japanese gardens.
Loanword for 'pergola', often used for modern or Western-style arbors with open crossbeams.
庭にパーゴラを設置した。
We installed a pergola in the garden.
A literary term for the shade of trees, often used poetically for a natural arbor.
A spindle or axle on which a wheel or gear is mounted.
General term for a shaft or axle in machinery.
公園のあずまやで休憩した。
We rested in the arbor in the park.
藤棚の下でお茶を飲んだ。
We had tea under the wisteria arbor.
I enjoyed reading in the shade of the trees.
モーターの軸が回転している。
The motor's arbor is rotating.
A central shaft or spindle, often used for arbors in tools or rotating parts.
旋盤の心棒を交換した。
We replaced the lathe's arbor.
Direct loanword from English, used in technical contexts such as milling machines.
フライス盤のアーバーを点検する。
Inspect the milling machine's arbor.