How to say "auditorium" in Japanese

• 講堂こうどうJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe usual word for an auditorium in the sense of a large hall in a school, temple or similar institution, used for assemblies, lectures and ceremonies.
  その教師きょうしは講堂こうどうに学生がくせいを集あつめた。↗

  The teacher assembled the students in the hall.
• オーディトリアム
  nounThe loanword, less common than 講堂; it refers to an auditorium as a facility and appears especially in the names of theaters, concert halls and similar venues.
• 観客席かんきゃくせき
  nounLiterally the seats for the audience; it really means the seating area or stands where spectators sit, so it is seldom the word for an auditorium as a whole room or building.
  観客かんきゃく席せきの最前列さいぜんれつに席せきを予約よやくしたわ。↗

  I've staked out places for us in the front row of the auditorium.
• 大教室だいきょうしつ
  nounA large classroom, so it covers 'auditorium' mainly in the sense of a university lecture hall or lecture theatre — a big room for lectures rather than a hall for assemblies or performances.
• 集会場しゅうかいじょう
  nounA place for gatherings; as 'auditorium' it fits an assembly hall, such as a local community hall where people meet for meetings and events, rather than a school or performance venue.

Choose 講堂 for a school or institutional hall for assemblies and lectures, 「オーディトリアム」 for theater or concert venues, 大教室 for a large lecture room, 集会場 for a community gathering hall, and 観客席 only for the seating itself.

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• 講堂こうどうauditorium
• オーディトリアムauditorium
• 観客席かんきゃくせきaudience seating
• 大教室だいきょうしつlecture hall
• 集会場しゅうかいじょうgathering place