野宿|のじゅくnojuku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbsleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
    今日きょうは我々われわれは野宿のじゅくしないといけない。↗
    Today, we have to sleep outdoors.
Conjugation
Dictionary form野宿する(のじゅくする)
Polite (masu)野宿します(のじゅくします)
Negative (nai)野宿しない(のじゅくしない)
polite (masen)野宿しません(のじゅくしません)
classical zu / nu野宿せず・野宿せぬ(のじゅくせず・のじゅくせぬ)
Past (ta)野宿した(のじゅくした)
polite (mashita)野宿しました(のじゅくしました)
Past negative (nakatta)野宿しなかった(のじゅくしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)野宿しませんでした(のじゅくしませんでした)
Te form野宿して(のじゅくして)
Potential野宿できる(のじゅくできる)
Passive野宿される(のじゅくされる)
Causative野宿させる(のじゅくさせる)
Causative passive野宿させられる(のじゅくさせられる)
Conditional (ba)野宿すれば(のじゅくすれば)
tara野宿したら(のじゅくしたら)
Volitional野宿しよう(のじゅくしよう)
polite (mashou)野宿しましょう(のじゅくしましょう)
Imperative野宿しろ(のじゅくしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym野営やえいWrittenWritten/formal prose: camping out with an organized camp setup; more formal than 「野宿」.
  • RelatedキャンピングNeutralNeutral loanword for camping; mostly seen in compounds such as 「キャンピングカー」 rather than on its own.
  • RelatedキャンプNeutralNeutral and the everyday choice: recreational camping with a tent. 「野宿」 is just a night spent outdoors, with or without a tent, by choice or from necessity.
  • Related露営ろえいWrittenWritten/formal prose: troops and the like encamping in the field; stresses the stationed camp, not simply sleeping in the open as 「野宿」 does.
  • Related幕営ばくえいWrittenWritten/formal prose but rare: lodging in pitched tents; the emphasis is on having a tent, which 「野宿」 does not imply.

Use 「野宿」 for a night spent outdoors, whether by choice or necessity. Leisure camping is 「キャンプ」. For troops or organized camps in writing, pick 「野営」 or 「露営」; 「幕営」 stresses tents but is rare, and 「キャンピング」 mostly appears in compounds.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 野外やがいで寝ねて夜よるを明あかすこと。
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