How to say "aisle" in Japanese

• 通路つうろJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe common, general word for a passage or pathway; it covers an aisle in the everyday sense of a walkway between seats or shelves, as in a theater or a supermarket.
  これが海うみへの通路つうろだ。↗

  This is the passage to the sea.
• アイル
  nounA loanword from English 'aisle', covering the same walkway sense as 通路. It is less common, and 通路 is normally the word you want for this sense.
• 側廊そくろう
  nounA less common architectural term for the aisle of a church — a side passage running along the main body of the building. For aisles in other settings, 通路 is the word.

Use 通路 for an aisle in the everyday sense of a walkway between seats or shelves; 「アイル」 is the less common loanword for the same idea, while 側廊 means specifically the aisle of a church.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 通路つうろpassage
• アイルaisle
• 側廊そくろうaisle (of a church)
• バージンロード(wedding) aisle
• 通路側つうろがわ(on the) aisle