周遊|しゅうゆうshuuyuu[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
Conjugation
Dictionary form周遊する(しゅうゆうする)
Polite (masu)周遊します(しゅうゆうします)
Negative (nai)周遊しない(しゅうゆうしない)
polite (masen)周遊しません(しゅうゆうしません)
classical zu / nu周遊せず・周遊せぬ(しゅうゆうせず・しゅうゆうせぬ)
Past (ta)周遊した(しゅうゆうした)
polite (mashita)周遊しました(しゅうゆうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)周遊しなかった(しゅうゆうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)周遊しませんでした(しゅうゆうしませんでした)
Te form周遊して(しゅうゆうして)
Potential周遊できる(しゅうゆうできる)
Passive周遊される(しゅうゆうされる)
Causative周遊させる(しゅうゆうさせる)
Causative passive周遊させられる(しゅうゆうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)周遊すれば(しゅうゆうすれば)
tara周遊したら(しゅうゆうしたら)
Volitional周遊しよう(しゅうゆうしよう)
polite (mashou)周遊しましょう(しゅうゆうしましょう)
Imperative周遊しろ(しゅうゆうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym回遊かいゆうWrittenWritten. Also means the seasonal migration of fish. Emphasizes touring around in a loop, so it is close to 「周遊」.
  • SynonymツアーNeutralNeutral loanword, common in everyday use. A group or package tour, also a concert tour; stresses traveling as a group.
  • Synonym巡遊じゅんゆうWrittenWritten and rare. Emphasizes traveling around visiting place after place; a synonym of 「周遊」 but even less common.
  • Related巡回じゅんかいNeutralNeutral. Going around a set route to visit each place in turn — patrols, rounds — with no aim of sightseeing, unlike 「周遊」.
  • Related行脚あんぎゃWrittenWritten. Traveling on foot; originally monks wandering from place to place for training, now also visiting various places on foot.
  • Related漫遊まんゆうWrittenWritten. Roaming and sightseeing freely, wherever one pleases, without a fixed route.
  • Related遊歴ゆうれきWrittenWritten and rare. Traveling through many countries to broaden one's knowledge and experience.
  • Antonym滞在たいざいNeutralNeutral. Staying in one place for a while — the opposite of 「周遊」, which is all about moving from place to place.

Use 「周遊」 for touring several places in turn, as in 「周遊券」 or 「欧州周遊」. For group travel pick 「ツアー」; for patrols or rounds on a route, 「巡回」. 「滞在」 is the opposite — staying put. The rest are written or rare.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. あちこちを巡めぐって遊あそぶこと。旅行りょこうして歩あるくこと。
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