回遊・回游・洄游|かいゆうkaiyuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
回遊回遊 is the most common written form of this word and the form learners should normally use for meanings including an excursion, a round trip, or seasonal migration.
回游回游 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 回遊. You may seldom see it, but 回遊 is the form to choose when writing the word.
洄游洄游 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 回遊. You may seldom see it, but 回遊 is the form to choose when writing the word.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbexcursion; round trip
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbseasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 回遊する（かいゆうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 回遊します（かいゆうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 回遊しない（かいゆうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 回遊しません（かいゆうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 回遊せず・回遊せぬ（かいゆうせず・かいゆうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 回遊した（かいゆうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 回遊しました（かいゆうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 回遊しなかった（かいゆうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 回遊しませんでした（かいゆうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 回遊して（かいゆうして） |
| Potential | 回遊できる（かいゆうできる） |
| Passive | 回遊される（かいゆうされる） |
| Causative | 回遊させる（かいゆうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 回遊させられる（かいゆうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 回遊すれば（かいゆうすれば） |
| tara | 回遊したら（かいゆうしたら） |
| Volitional | 回遊しよう（かいゆうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 回遊しましょう（かいゆうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 回遊しろ（かいゆうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym周遊しゅうゆうNeutralTouring around a number of places, as in 「周遊券」; close in sense to 「回遊」.
- RelatedツアーNeutralLoanword, usually for group travel or concert tours. 「回遊」 does not stress group travel and can also describe fish migration.
- Related行脚あんぎゃWrittenA monk walking from place to place for religious training; figuratively, going about, as in 「全国行脚」.
- Related巡回じゅんかいNeutralGoing around places for a set purpose; also patrol or inspection rounds, as in 「巡回バス」「巡回展」. 「回遊」 centers on sightseeing.
- Related巡覧じゅんらんWrittenWritten: going around to view and sightsee at various places; rarely used. 「回遊」 covers both people traveling around and fish migration.
- Related巡歴じゅんれきWrittenWritten: traveling from place to place on a journey; rarely used. Besides circular travel, 「回遊」 can also refer to fish migration.
- Related巡遊じゅんゆうWrittenWritten: traveling around various places; rarely used — 「周遊」 is the usual word for this.
- Related遊歴ゆうれきWrittenWritten: traveling through various countries to broaden one's experience; rare, with an old-fashioned flavor.
- Related漫遊まんゆうWrittenWandering freely wherever one's fancy leads, as in 「諸国漫遊」.
- Related周遊旅行NeutralA tour visiting several places in turn; often used for tour packages.
- Antonym滞留たいりゅうNeutralStaying in one place; the opposite of the constant movement implied by 「回遊」.
「回遊」 covers both traveling around various places and the seasonal migration of fish, as in 「回遊魚」 and 「回遊式庭園」. For an ordinary round trip of travel, 「周遊」 is the usual choice, and group travel is 「ツアー」. The written words 「巡覧」「巡歴」「巡遊」「遊歴」「漫遊」 are rare alternatives; 「巡回」 implies going around for a purpose, and 「滞留」 is the opposite — staying put.
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