How to say 'Sightseeing' in Japanese | 観光

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The Japanese word for Sightseeing is 'Kankou', written as 観光 in Japanese.'Sightseeing' in hiragana is かんこう.

word

観光

Meaning

Sightseeing

Reading

かんこう

kankou

Kanji

観View 光Light

Explanation

The Japanese noun '観光 (かんこう)' refers to 'sightseeing' or 'tourism'. It is commonly used to describe the activity of visiting places of interest, especially when traveling. This word is often associated with leisure travel and exploring new destinations. For example: We went sightseeing in Kyoto「私たちは京都で観光しました」(わたしたちはきょうとでかんこうしました). Sightseeing is popular in this area「この地域では観光が人気です」(このちいきではかんこうがにんきです). The term can also be used in compound words, such as '観光地 (かんこうち)' (tourist spot) or '観光客 (かんこうきゃく)' (tourist).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2039

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 観光

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

観

Meaning

View

kanji

光

Meaning

Light

Words Related to 観光 Through the Kanji 観

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 観 as well.

word

観

Meaning

View

word

観念

Meaning

Idea, Notion

word

観点

Meaning

Viewpoint

word

客観

Meaning

Objectivity

word

観察

Meaning

Observation

word

外観

Meaning

Appearance

word

客観的

Meaning

Objective

word

主観的

Meaning

Subjective

word

観測

Meaning

Observation

word

観衆

Meaning

Crowd

word

観客

Meaning

Audience

word

主観

Meaning

Subjectivity

Words Related to 観光 Through the Kanji 光

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 光 as well.

word

光

Meaning

Light

word

光る

Meaning

Shine

word

光景

Meaning

Scene

word

蛍光灯

Meaning

Lamp, Fluorescent

word

日光

Meaning

Sunlight

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'Kankou' means 'Sightseeing' .

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