観光|かんこうkankou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsightseeing; tourism
    観光かんこうガイドは雇やとえますか。↗
    Is there a tour guide available?
Conjugation
Dictionary form観光する(かんこうする)
Polite (masu)観光します(かんこうします)
Negative (nai)観光しない(かんこうしない)
polite (masen)観光しません(かんこうしません)
classical zu / nu観光せず・観光せぬ(かんこうせず・かんこうせぬ)
Past (ta)観光した(かんこうした)
polite (mashita)観光しました(かんこうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)観光しなかった(かんこうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)観光しませんでした(かんこうしませんでした)
Te form観光して(かんこうして)
Potential観光できる(かんこうできる)
Passive観光される(かんこうされる)
Causative観光させる(かんこうさせる)
Causative passive観光させられる(かんこうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)観光すれば(かんこうすれば)
tara観光したら(かんこうしたら)
Volitional観光しよう(かんこうしよう)
polite (mashou)観光しましょう(かんこうしましょう)
Imperative観光しろ(かんこうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym遊覧ゆうらんWrittenWritten word for touring around and taking in the sights; mostly used in compounds such as 「遊覧船」「遊覧飛行」. 「観光」 is the general term for traveling somewhere to sightsee.
  • Synonym見物けんぶつNeutralBroader in scope: watching famous sights or spectacles, as in 「祭り見物」, and also spectating or looking on. 「観光」 means traveling to another place to sightsee.
  • SynonymサイトシーイングNeutralLoanword that is rarely used in Japanese; it turns up mostly in guide materials translated for foreign tourists. In everyday speech, 「観光」 is the normal word.
  • Related見物けんぶつNeutralBroader in scope: watching famous sights or spectacles, as in 「祭り見物」, and also spectating or looking on. 「観光」 means traveling to another place to sightsee.
  • Related探勝たんしょうWrittenRare written word for visiting scenic spots, with the emphasis on seeking out beautiful scenery. In everyday speech, say 「観光」.

Use 「観光」 for traveling to another place to sightsee. For watching a spectacle or event, use 「見物」; 「遊覧」 mostly appears in compounds like 「遊覧船」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. よその土地とちを訪おとずれて、風景ふうけいや史跡しせきなどを見物けんぶつすること。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents

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