I bought yakisoba at a festival stall.
There was a ramen cart set up in front of the station.
festival float; portable shrine-like float; dancing platform
Traditional festival use. Depending on the region and festival, 屋台 can mean a decorated float, a house-shaped portable shrine structure, or a platform used for dancing or performance.
See also: 踊り屋台
At the festival, they pull the ornate floats around the neighborhood.
The children danced on the festival dancing platform.
large building-shaped stage prop
Theatrical stagecraft term for a prop or set piece fashioned after a large building. This is not the everyday food-stall meaning.
The stagehands set a large castle-shaped prop on the stage.
Abbreviated use of 屋台骨, referring to the structural framework or foundation of a building. Limited compared with the full form 屋台骨.
See also: 屋台骨
As an abbreviation of 屋台骨, 屋台 can refer to a building's framework.
small shabby house
Archaic use for a house, especially a small or miserable one. It is not a normal modern word for a house.
In older writing, 屋台 can refer to a small shabby house.
On festival days, food stalls are set up in front of the shrine.
I set up a food stall at the festival with a friend.
I bought some takoyaki at a food stall and ate it.
The stalls were lined up in a row along the night market street.
出店 refers to a temporary booth set up for an event, whereas 屋台 usually implies a food-selling cart or stall specifically.
山車 is the standard word for a festival float, while 屋台 can mean the same thing in some regions but also covers food carts and other senses.
神輿 is specifically the sacred portable shrine carried in festivals, while 屋台 can refer to a similar shrine-like float structure in some traditions.
屋台 is a street stall or food cart, often outdoors and temporary, whereas 売店 can be indoors and is not limited to food.
stand; base; platform; table; rack · setting (of a gem); mounting · stock (in grafting) · counter for machines and vehicles · level; mark; range; decade (of one's life) · tall building (with a fine view); observation platform · plateau; heights
Standard and common spelling, used for food stalls/carts and also for several traditional or technical senses.
Rare kanji spelling; 屋台 is the normal spelling.
The spelling 屋台 combines 屋, associated with houses or shops, and 台, associated with stands, bases, or platforms. This explains the modern spelling semantically; the exact historical development of all senses is not specified.