広場|ひろばhiroba[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounpublic square; square; plaza; piazza; forum
   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.
2. nounopen space; clearing
   広場ひろばで野球やきゅうをするのはどうでしょうか。↗

   How about we play baseball in the open space?

• SynonymプラザNeutralLoanword used mostly for commercial facilities and building names, as in 「〇〇プラザ」; 「広場」 is an open public space.
• RelatedピアッツァNeutralLoanword from Italian for a square in a European city. Rare in everyday speech; for an ordinary open square, 「広場」 is the usual word.

Use 「広場」 for public squares and open spaces. 「プラザ」 appears mostly in mall and building names, and 「ピアッツァ」 occasionally for squares in European cities.

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1. 多おおくの人ひとが集あつまることができる、広ひろくて平たいらな公共こうきょうの場所ばしょ。