露店 (ろてん, roten) Japanese meaning: street stall | KotomoraMany street stalls appear at the festival.
I bought yakisoba at a street stall.
Usage patterns
露店を出すto set up/run a street stall
On festival days, many people set up street stalls.
露店が並ぶstalls line up (along a street)
Stalls lined the approach to the shrine.
露店で〈物〉を買うto buy something at a street stall
I bought a candy apple at a street stall.
露店を営むto run/operate a street stall (as a business)
He has run a street stall for many years.
夜店 narrows 露店 to stalls that operate at night, such as at summer festivals.
Don't confuse with
露天 (same reading, different kanji) means 'open-air' as in 露天風呂 (outdoor bath), while 露店 means an actual street stall or booth.
売店 is a small, usually fixed kiosk or shop (e.g. in a station), whereas 露店 is a temporary open-air stall set up for a limited time.
Etymology
Compound of 露 (ろ, 'open air, exposed') and 店 (てん, 'shop, store').
