渡航|とこうtokou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbvoyage; passage; travelling
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 渡航する（とこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 渡航します（とこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 渡航しない（とこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 渡航しません（とこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 渡航せず・渡航せぬ（とこうせず・とこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 渡航した（とこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 渡航しました（とこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 渡航しなかった（とこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 渡航しませんでした（とこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 渡航して（とこうして） |
| Potential | 渡航できる（とこうできる） |
| Passive | 渡航される（とこうされる） |
| Causative | 渡航させる（とこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 渡航させられる（とこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 渡航すれば（とこうすれば） |
| tara | 渡航したら（とこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 渡航しよう（とこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 渡航しましょう（とこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 渡航しろ（とこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym航海こうかいWrittenWritten/formal prose. A voyage by ship; 「渡航」 also covers planes and stresses crossing the sea to reach a destination, as in 「渡航手続き」.
- Related航行こうこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A ship or plane proceeding along its route; 「渡航」 stresses crossing the sea to travel elsewhere.
- Related巡航じゅんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Cruising around various places; 「渡航」 stresses crossing the sea to travel elsewhere.
- Related船旅ふなたびNeutralA trip made by boat; 「渡航」 focuses on the sea crossing itself and includes air travel too.
- RelatedクルーズCasualA loanword for a cruise holiday visiting tourist spots; 「渡航」 stresses crossing the sea to travel elsewhere.
- Related旅行りょこうNeutralTravel in general, the most widely used word; 「渡航」 is reserved for crossing the sea by ship or plane.
- Related旅たびNeutralA journey or trip, with an emotional flavour; 「渡航」 focuses on the sea crossing, as in 「渡航する」「渡航費」.
- Related周遊しゅうゆうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Touring around various places; 「渡航」 stresses crossing the sea to travel elsewhere.
- RelatedトリップCasualA colloquial loanword for a short trip, also a drug-induced trip; 「渡航」 focuses on the sea crossing.
- RelatedジャーニーWrittenA written/formal loanword for a long journey; 「渡航」 stresses crossing the sea to travel elsewhere.
- Antonym帰国きこくNeutralReturning to one's own country; the opposite of 「渡航」, which typically means going abroad.
- Antonym帰還きかんFormalFormal, for returning from afar; the opposite of 「渡航」, which typically means going abroad.
Use 「渡航」 for crossing the sea by ship or plane, usually to go abroad, as in 「渡航先」「渡航費」. For travel in general pick 「旅行」, for a voyage by ship 「航海」, and for a cruise holiday 「クルーズ」; the opposite of going abroad is 「帰国」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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