露店(ろてん)

ろてん
noun
street stall, outdoor stand, booth
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See also: 露天(ろてん) (open air, outdoors)
1. street stall, outdoor stand, booth
A temporary outdoor shop or stall, commonly seen at festivals, markets, and events.
祭(まつ)りで露店(ろてん)が並(なら)んでいた。
Street stalls lined up at the festival.
露店(ろてん)で焼(や)きそばを買(か)った。
I bought yakisoba from a street stall.
神社(じんじゃ)の参道(さんどう)には様々(さまざま)な露店(ろてん)が出(で)ていた。
Various street stalls were set up along the approach to the shrine.

Similar words

  • 屋台(やたい): also means street stall/food cart (more common term)
  • 出店(でみせ): vendor stall at an event

Types

Watch out

露(ろ) here means 'exposed' (as in 露天(ろてん), open air), so a 露店(ろてん) is a shop out in the open. 露天(ろてん) itself, with the same reading, means 'open air' (露天風呂(ろてんぶろ), an outdoor bath).

Related Words

Synonym: 屋台(やたい) (food stall, more common)
Compare: 行商(ぎょうしょう) (peddling)
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Added 2026.2.5 11:51 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:10
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