How to say "Field trip" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Field trip" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Field trip" is "Ensoku", written in japanese as "遠足".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '遠足 (えんそく)' refers to a school excursion or field trip, usually to a location outside the school grounds. It is a common activity in Japanese schools where students go on an organized trip to a park, museum, or other place of interest. These trips are often planned by the school and are seen as an educational and recreational activity for the students. For example: We had a field trip to the zoo yesterday - (昨日、動物園に遠足に行きました).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "遠" means "Far" and can be read as "Too" and "En". And The kanji "足" means "Foot" and "Sufficient" and can be read as "Soku", "Ashi", and "Ta".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Ensoku" mean in japanese?

"Ensoku" means "Field trip" .

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How to write "Field trip" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". And The hiragana "た" is read as "ta".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.