How to say "picnic" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe everyday word for a picnic: taking food outdoors to eat and enjoy leisure time. Use this when you simply mean a picnic in a park, by a river, or on an excursion.
- 遊山ゆさんnounMeans an excursion or pleasure outing; 'picnic' appears only among its glosses. For the sense of eating a meal outdoors, it is seldom the word you want—ピクニック is the natural choice.
Use 「ピクニック」 for an ordinary picnic; 遊山 covers outings and excursions more broadly, with 'picnic' only one of its senses.
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