兵営(へいえい)

へいえい
noun
barracks; military quarters
militaryhistory
1. barracks; military quarters; military camp
Buildings or a compound used to house soldiers, particularly in pre-war Japan's imperial military.
兵営(へいえい)に戻(もど)る。
To return to the barracks.
旧(きゅう)兵営(へいえい)の跡地(あとち)は公園(こうえん)になっている。
The site of the former barracks has been turned into a park.
明治時代(めいじじだい)に建(た)てられた赤(あか)レンガの兵営(へいえい)は、現在(げんざい)文化財(ぶんかざい)として保存(ほぞん)されている。
The red-brick barracks built in the Meiji era are now preserved as a cultural property.

A compound of 兵(へい) (soldier) and 営(えい) (camp/quarters). This word primarily refers to military barracks from the pre-war Imperial Japanese military era. Many former 兵営(へいえい) sites across Japan have been repurposed as parks, schools, or government buildings, and the red-brick barracks from the Meiji and Taisho periods are popular historical landmarks.

In modern Japanese, 駐屯地(ちゅうとんち) (garrison/base) is used for Self-Defense Forces facilities rather than 兵営(へいえい), which retains a historical or literary flavor.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 駐屯地(ちゅうとんち): military garrison; base (modern term)
  • 軍営(ぐんえい): military camp (more literary)
  • 宿営(しゅくえい): encampment; bivouac
  • 基地(きち): (military) base

Related Words

Related: 宿営(しゅくえい) (encampment)
Related: 基地(きち) ((military) base)
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Added 2026.4.22 18:25 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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