How to say "booth" in Japanese

• ブースCommon
  nounThe usual word for a booth as a small enclosed or partitioned space, such as at an exhibition or for making a phone call; when you just mean 'a booth', this is it.
• 売店ばいてんJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounUse this when the 'booth' is really a small shop or kiosk selling goods, such as snacks or newspapers at a station or stadium.
  アイスクリーム売うりが外そとの売店ばいてんで客きゃくにアイスクリームを売うっている。↗

  The ice cream vendor is waiting on customers at his outdoor stand.
• 露店ろてんCommon
  nounA stall or booth set up outdoors, especially on the street; choose this when the booth is an open-air street stall rather than a small shop.
• ボックスCommon
  nounFor a booth as partitioned seating: a box in a theatre, or a booth where diners sit in a restaurant. It does not cover stands, stalls or shops.
• 小屋こやJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounReally a hut or shed, or else a small theatre, temporary playhouse or circus tent; its 'booth' sense is marginal, so it is seldom the word you want for an ordinary booth.

Use 「ブース」 for an ordinary enclosed booth, 売店 when the booth is a small shop or kiosk, 露店 for an outdoor street stall, 「ボックス」 for restaurant or theatre seating, and 小屋 rarely.

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

• ブースbooth
• 売店ばいてんstand
• 露店ろてんstreet stall
• 仮小屋かりごやbooth
• 出し店だしみせbooth
• 床店とこみせsimple store
• 小室こむろsmall chamber
• 小部屋こべやsmall room
• ボックス席ボックスせきbox seat
• ボックスbox (in a theatre)
• 小屋こやsmall theatre (theater)