How to say "outdoors" in Japanese

• アウトドアCommon
  nounThe loanword, used mainly of outdoor leisure: camping, hiking and similar activities, and the gear and lifestyle around them. It is about recreation, not simply the area outside a building.
  アウトドアの活動かつどうが好すきだけど虫むしは嫌きらい。↗

  I love the outdoors, but I hate bugs.
• 屋外おくがいJLPT N2approx.Common
  no-adjectiveRefers to the space outside a building, as opposed to indoors. The neutral word when the point is simply location — whether an event, facility or activity is outside rather than inside.
  彼かれらは屋外おくがいスポーツに熱心ねっしんである。↗

  They are keen on outdoor sports.
• 野外やがいJLPT N1approx.Common
  no-adjectiveThe open air itself: outdoors in the sense of fields and open-air settings away from buildings. Typical of activities and events held outside, such as concerts, camping or fieldwork.
  天気てんきが良よかったので、その野外やがいコンサートは大成功だいせいこうだった。↗

  Thanks to the good weather, the outdoor concert was a success.
• 露地ろじCommon
  nounA gardening and farming term: crops grown in open ground rather than in a greenhouse, and by extension bare, uncovered earth. Not the word for being outdoors in general.
• 戸外こがいCommon
  no-adjectiveOutdoors in the sense of being out of the house and in the open air. Often describes people or activity outside the home, as with children playing or spending time outside.
  その日ひは戸外こがいで過すごした。↗

  We spent the day in the open air.

Use 「アウトドア」 for outdoor leisure and activities, 屋外 for the area outside a building, 野外 for open-air settings and events, 露地 only for open-ground crop cultivation, and 戸外 for being outside the home.

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• アウトドアoutdoors
• 屋外おくがいoutdoors
• 野外やがいoutdoors
• 露地ろじbare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof)
• 戸外こがいopen air
• 室外しつがいoutside (the room, building)
• アウトドアズoutdoors
• オープンエアopen air