How to say "tent" in Japanese

• テントJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe word for a tent in its most concrete sense: a portable shelter of fabric stretched over a frame, the kind you pitch when camping. This is the word you want for that.
  私わたしたちは暗くらくならないうちにテントを張はった。↗

  We set up our tents before dark.
• 天幕てんまくCommon
  nounAlso means tent, but it covers pavilion and marquee, so it fits larger tent-like structures; think of a marquee put up for an event. For a camping tent it is seldom the word you want.

Use 「テント」 for an ordinary tent, especially the portable kind you pitch for camping; turn to 天幕 when the sense shades toward a pavilion or marquee — a larger tent-like structure or covering.

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

• テントtent
• 幕屋まくやtent
• カルパtent
• 天幕てんまくtent