How to say "bazaar" in Japanese

Choosing the right word
  • バザーCommon
    nounThe common word for a bazaar and the one learners will usually want: most often a charity or fundraising sale, as at a school or church, with stalls selling donated or homemade goods.
    バザーは盛況せいきょうのうちに終おわった。↗
    The bazaar ended a great success.
  • nounCovers the 'souk' sense of 'bazaar': a marketplace in the Middle East or North Africa, with clustered stalls and small shops. A less common loanword, natural when the setting is the Arab world.
  • 勧工場かんこうば
    nounReally a word for fairs; as 'bazaar' it is marginal. A less common term, and seldom the one you want when you simply mean a bazaar.
    勧工場かんこうばには約やく20の出店しゅってんが並ならんだ。↗
    There was a row of about 20 stalls at the fair.

Use 「バザー」 for the common bazaar sense, especially a charity or fundraising sale; 「スーク」 for souk-style Middle Eastern marketplaces; 勧工場 is less common and really means a fair, so it is seldom the right choice.

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