How to say "shack" in Japanese

• バラックCommon
  nounThe common, general word for a shack: a crude, makeshift dwelling or temporary shelter. This is the default choice when you simply mean a rough, run-down shack.
• 仮小屋かりごや
  nounChiefly a temporary booth, shed, or hut put up for short-term use. It is a less common way to say 'shack' and fits a provisional shelter better than a run-down dwelling.
• 掘っ立て小屋ほったてごや
  nounA hut or shanty with strong hovel overtones: literally a structure with posts stuck into the ground, it suggests flimsy, crude construction and poverty. Choose it for a vividly run-down shack.
  掘っ建ほったて小屋こやでもいいから自分じぶんの家いえが欲ほしい。↗

  I want my own house, even if it's a shack.

「バラック」 is the common, general word for a shack or makeshift shelter; 「掘っ立て小屋」 vividly suggests a crude, run-down hovel; 仮小屋 is mainly a temporary booth or shed and a less common choice for 'shack'.

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• バラックshack
• 仮小屋かりごやbooth
• 掘っ立て小屋ほったてごやhut