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Japanese symbol for “booth”

Romaji: baiten
stand; stall; booth; kiosk

In Japanese, booth is , read (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

  1. n stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store

Kanji and stroke order

sell
on: バイ
kun: う.る、う.れる
7 strokes · JLPT 3
store, shop
on: テン
kun: みせ、たな
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “booth”

WordReadingMeaning
ブース buusubooth
ろてん rotenstreet stall; stand; booth
こや koyasmall theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; circus tent
こむろ komurosmall chamber; cell; cabinet
ボックス bokkusubox (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); (orchestra) pit

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんばい hanbaisale; sales; selling
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
うる uruto sell
ばいばい baibaitrade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs)
しょうばい shoubaitrade; business; commerce
てんぽ tenposhop; store; establishment
てんいん ten'inemployee (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.

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