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遠足

Excursion

Meaning

Excursion, Outing, Trip

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Far feet are feet that have gone on long excursions. These feet have been on some trips, man. They've seen some things.

Reading

えんそく

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

春の遠足
a spring excursion
小学校の遠足
elementary school trip
学校の遠足
school trip
遠足に行く
to go on an excursion
遠足に出かける
to go out on an excursion
遠足に来る
to come on an excursion
親子遠足
parent and child excursion
バス遠足
bus excursion
全校遠足
school-wide trip
遠足の前
before the excursion
遠足のおやつ
snack for the excursion
遠足の目的
the goal of an excursion

Context Sentences

遠足って来週だったよね？

Wasn't the school trip scheduled for next week?

うちの子、さっき遠足から帰ってきたよ。めっちゃ楽しかったみたい！

My kid just got back from the school trip a little while ago. Seems like they had a blast!

学校の遠足で、動物園に行きました。

We went on a school trip to the zoo.

Kanji Composition