Translation guide
A place where things are stored or deposited, often for safekeeping. In Japanese, the translation depends on what is being stored and the context.
A place where items are kept for safekeeping or storage, such as a warehouse or storehouse.
General term for a warehouse or storehouse. Used for storing goods, equipment, or materials.
商品は倉庫に保管されています。
The goods are stored in the warehouse.
A place for safekeeping or storage, often used in official or formal contexts.
重要書類は保管所に預けてください。
Please deposit important documents at the depository.
Specifically for storing reserves, such as food, fuel, or supplies. Less common in everyday speech.
食料の貯蔵所が不足している。
There is a shortage of food depositories.
A bank or similar institution where money or valuables are deposited.
The standard word for a bank. In most contexts, 'depository' in a financial sense is simply a bank.
給料は銀行に振り込まれます。
My salary is deposited into the bank.
A formal term for a depository institution, used in financial or legal contexts.
預金機関は厳しい規制を受けている。
Depository institutions are subject to strict regulations.
A place where specific items like books, records, or data are kept, often with a formal or institutional role.
A library stack room or book depository. Used for storing books, often in a library setting.
貴重な本は書庫に保管されています。
Rare books are kept in the book depository.
An archive or depository for historical documents and records.
古文書は文書館で保存されている。
Ancient documents are preserved in the depository.
A data repository or depository, used in IT contexts.
バックアップはデータ保管庫に保存されます。
Backups are stored in the data depository.
A designated place where official documents, securities, or items are deposited by law or regulation.
A legal depository for money or securities, such as a court depository.
保証金は供託所に預けなければならない。
The security deposit must be placed in the depository.
A depository for items entrusted to someone, often used in legal or business contexts.
遺言書は寄託所に保管されている。
The will is kept in the depository.
The English word 'depository' is often used in specific contexts. In Japanese, it's usually better to use a more specific word like 倉庫 (warehouse) or 銀行 (bank) rather than a direct translation.