How to say "hall" in Japanese

• ホールJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers halls for events such as concerts, dances, and public gatherings. This is the usual word when you mean a venue like a concert hall or city hall auditorium.
  ホールには聴衆ちょうしゅうが大勢おおぜいいた。↗

  There was a large crowd in the hall.
• 広間ひろまCommon
  nounA spacious room or hall inside a building, such as a reception hall or the great hall of a mansion. Use it for a large interior room, not an event venue as a whole.
  それは部屋へやというよりはむしろ広間ひろまだ。↗

  It is a hall rather than a room.
• 殿堂でんどうCommon
  nounA grand hall or palace, often with a solemn or honored feel; it also appears in figurative uses like a hall of fame. Not the everyday word for an ordinary hall.
• 場内じょうないCommon
  nounRefers to the inside of a venue or the premises, as in announcements within a hall or stadium. It names the grounds or interior space rather than a hall as a building, so it is often not the translation you want.
  会議場かいぎじょう内ないで自社じしゃの製品せいひんの展示場てんじじょうを設もうけたいとお考かんがえでしたら、早急さっきゅうにご連絡れんらく下ください。↗

  Please let me know immediately if you would like to set up an area of the conference room for your products.
• 堂どうCommon
  noun, noun (suffix)A hall in the sense of a dignified building, typically a temple or memorial hall. It is mostly seen in proper names and set expressions, so it is seldom the standalone word you want for 'hall'.

Choose 「ホール」 for modern event venues, 広間 for a large room inside a building, 殿堂 and 堂 for grand or religious halls, and 場内 for the inside of a venue or premises rather than the hall itself.

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

• ホールhall (dance, concert, etc.)
• 広間ひろまhall
• 殿堂でんどうpalace
• 場内じょうないin-house
• 館かん(large) building
• 殿でんhall
• 廊ろうcorridor
• 堂宇どううedifice
• 堂どうhall