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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

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    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

    観客

    Meaning

    Audience

  • word

    観測

    Meaning

    Observation

  • word

    観察

    Meaning

    Observation

  • word

    観点

    Meaning

    Viewpoint

  • word

    主観的

    Meaning

    Subjective

  • word

    主観

    Meaning

    Subjectivity

  • word

    客観

    Meaning

    Objectivity

  • word

    観

    Meaning

    View

  • word

    観衆

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    外観

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    客観的

    Meaning

    Objective

  • word

    観念

    Meaning

    Idea, Notion

Words Related to 観光 Through the Kanji 光

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 光 as well.

  • word

    光る

    Meaning

    Shine

  • word

    光景

    Meaning

    Scene

  • word

    日光

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    蛍光灯

    Meaning

    Lamp, Fluorescent

  • word

    光

    Meaning

    Light

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'Kankou' means 'Sightseeing' .

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