How to say "plaza" in Japanese

• プラザCommon
  nounThe loanword for a plaza in the Western sense: an open, often paved urban space. It is especially at home in the names of shopping centres and similar facilities.
  いいですよ。プラザデパートの隣となりです。↗

  Sure. It's next to the Plaza Department Store.
• 広場ひろばJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe general word for an open public space — a square, piazza, or plaza in a town or park. Use it when simply describing such an area where people gather.
  何千なんぜん人にんもの人々ひとびとが広場ひろばにひしめき合あっていた。↗

  Thousands of people were milling around in the square.

Use 「プラザ」, the loanword, for a Western-style plaza, especially in the names of shopping centres and similar facilities; use 広場 for an open square or public space in general.

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• プラザplaza
• 広場ひろばpublic square