作業場(さぎょうば)

作業場(さぎょうば) refers to a place where work, especially manual or industrial work, is done.

Etymology

• 作業(さぎょう): Work, operation
• 場(ば): Place

Alternative reading

Also read as さぎょうじょう, with the same meaning.

Common collocations

• 作業場(さぎょうば)で働(はたら)く (to work at a workplace)
• 作業場(さぎょうば)の安全(あんぜん) (workplace safety)
• 工場(こうじょう)の作業場(さぎょうば) (factory workshop floor)

Related words

• 工場(こうじょう) (factory)
• 工房(こうぼう) (workshop, studio - often for crafts)
• 現場(げんば) (worksite, scene)
• 職場(しょくば) (workplace - general)
• アトリエ (atelier, artist's studio)

Usage

• More specifically refers to the physical space where labor occurs
• Often associated with manufacturing, construction, or crafts
• Less formal than 職場(しょくば) which refers to workplace in general

Register: Neutral. Common in workplace and industrial contexts.