How to say "caravan" in Japanese

• キャラバンCommon
  nounThe common loanword for the basic sense: a group of travelers or merchants journeying together, especially across a desert. For that sense this is the word you will usually want.
• 隊商たいしょう
  nounRefers specifically to a caravan of merchants traveling together for trade. It is less common than キャラバン, so unless the merchant character of the group is the point, キャラバン is the safer choice.
• キャンピングトレーラー
  nounCovers the vehicle sense: a trailer towed behind a car for camping — what British English calls a 'caravan'. For a group of people traveling together this is not the word; use キャラバン.

Use 「キャラバン」 for a group of travelers or merchants journeying together, 隊商 when you specifically mean a merchant caravan, and 「キャンピングトレーラー」 for the towed camping vehicle that British English calls a caravan.

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• キャラバンcaravan
• 隊商たいしょうcaravan (of merchants)
• キャンピングトレーラーcamping trailer