遠足|えんそくensoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbschool trip; field trip; excursion; outing
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verblong walk; excursion (on foot)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 遠足する（えんそくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 遠足します（えんそくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 遠足しない（えんそくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 遠足しません（えんそくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 遠足せず・遠足せぬ（えんそくせず・えんそくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 遠足した（えんそくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 遠足しました（えんそくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 遠足しなかった（えんそくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 遠足しませんでした（えんそくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 遠足して（えんそくして） |
| Potential | 遠足できる（えんそくできる） |
| Passive | 遠足される（えんそくされる） |
| Causative | 遠足させる（えんそくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 遠足させられる（えんそくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 遠足すれば（えんそくすれば） |
| tara | 遠足したら（えんそくしたら） |
| Volitional | 遠足しよう（えんそくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 遠足しましょう（えんそくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 遠足しろ（えんそくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym行楽こうらくNeutralGoing out for pleasure on a day off, as in 「行楽シーズン」; 「遠足」 refers to school activities.
- Synonym遊山ゆさんWrittenAn old word for going out to enjoy mountains and waters, seen chiefly in 「物見遊山」.
- SynonymエクスカーションNeutralLoanword for a short excursion, often attached to tours or academic conferences; 「遠足」 usually refers to a school outing.
- Related遊覧ゆうらんWrittenA written word for sightseeing around an area, as in 「遊覧船」 and 「市内遊覧」; 「遠足」 is typically a school outing.
- RelatedハイキングNeutralHiking through hills and fields as a leisure pursuit; 「遠足」 is a group activity organized by a school.
- RelatedハイクNeutralA clipped form of 「ハイキング」 that sees little use; in everyday speech people say 「ハイキング」.
- RelatedワンダーフォーゲルNeutralA loanword from German for a youth hiking movement; today it turns up mostly as the name of university hiking clubs.
- Related野遊びのあそびWrittenAn old-fashioned, literary word for outings to enjoy the open fields; 「遠足」 is a group outing organized by a school.
- Related慰安旅行いあんりょこうNeutralA trip a company arranges to reward its employees; 「遠足」 usually means an outing arranged by a school.
- Related観光旅行かんこうりょこうNeutralA trip made to see famous sights, and not limited to groups; 「遠足」 is an outing organized by a school.
- Related山歩きやまあるきNeutralLeisurely walking in the mountains; 「遠足」 is a group outing organized by a school.
- RelatedワンデルングNeutralA rare German-derived loanword for hiking in hills and countryside; in daily speech people say 「ハイキング」.
- Related野遊やゆうWrittenA written word for heading outdoors to view flowers or pick wild plants; in everyday speech people say 「ピクニック」.
Use 「遠足」 for an outing organized by a school. For leisure hiking say 「ハイキング」, for holiday outings 「行楽」, for sightseeing trips 「観光旅行」, and for company staff trips 「慰安旅行」. The other words are literary, rare, or specialized.
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