監 視 塔(かんしとう)

かんしとう

noun

watchtower; observation tower; guard tower

building

1. watchtower; observation tower; guard tower

a tall structure used for surveillance, observation, or guarding an area

国境(こっきょう)に監視塔(かんしとう)が建(た)っている。

A watchtower stands at the border.

刑務所(けいむしょ)の四隅(よすみ)に監視塔(かんしとう)が設置(せっち)されている。

Guard towers are placed at the four corners of the prison.

ベルリンの壁(かべ)の跡地(あとち)には、かつての監視塔(かんしとう)が歴史的(れきしてき)な記念物(きねんぶつ)として保存(ほぞん)されている。

At the site of the former Berlin Wall, old watchtowers are preserved as historical monuments.

Composed of 監視(かんし) (surveillance; monitoring) + 塔(とう) (tower). Refers to towers used for military, security, or correctional purposes. In historical contexts, watchtowers were used for border defense and fire detection.

Common collocations

監視塔(かんしとう)を設置(せっち)する: to install a watchtower
監視塔(かんしとう)から見張(みは)る: to keep watch from a watchtower
監視塔(かんしとう)の兵士(へいし): soldier in the watchtower
監視塔(かんしとう)に登(のぼ)る: to climb a watchtower

Similar words

見張(みは)り台(だい): lookout platform — a simpler, smaller observation point
展望台(てんぼうだい): observation deck; viewing platform — for sightseeing, not security
物見(ものみ)やぐら: watchtower (traditional style) — a historical Japanese term for a wooden watchtower used in castles

Related Words

Compare: 展望台(てんぼうだい) (observation deck)

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