Japanese symbol for “booth”
売店
ばいてん
Romaji: baiten
stand; stall; booth; kiosk
In Japanese, booth is 売店, read ばいてん (baiten).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “booth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ブース | ブース buusu | booth |
| 露店 | ろてん roten | street stall; stand; booth |
| 小屋 | こや koya | small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; circus tent |
| 小室 | こむろ komuro | small chamber; cell; cabinet |
| ボックス | ボックス bokkusu | box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); (orchestra) pit |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 販売 | はんばい hanbai | sale; sales; selling |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 売る | うる uru | to sell |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs) |
| 商売 | しょうばい shoubai | trade; business; commerce |
| 店舗 | てんぽ tenpo | shop; store; establishment |
| 店員 | てんいん ten'in | employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk |
See also: Chinese symbol for “booth”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.