Japanese symbol for “arsenal”
工廠
こうしょう
Romaji: koushou
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
In Japanese, arsenal is 工廠, read こうしょう (koushou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “arsenal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アーセナル | アーセナル aasenaru | Arsenal (English football club) |
| 兵庫 | ひょうご hyougo | armory; armoury; arsenal |
| 兵器工場 | へいきこうじょう heikikoujou | arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury |
| 兵器廠 | へいきしょう heikishou | armory; armoury; arsenal |
| 造兵廠 | ぞうへいしょう zouheishou | armory; armoury; arms factory |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
| 人工 | じんこう jinkou | artificial; man-made; human work |
| 工作 | こうさく kousaku | handicraft |
| 工業 | こうぎょう kougyou | (manufacturing) industry |
| 兵器廠 | へいきしょう heikishou | armory; armoury; arsenal |
| 造兵廠 | ぞうへいしょう zouheishou | armory; armoury; arms factory |
See also: Chinese symbol for “arsenal”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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