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見学
Meaning in Englishtour, study by observation
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What it means
見学 means visiting a place to observe its operations for the purpose of learning or assessing how things work; it is a guided or supervised form of learning through direct observation.
Main meanings
- Professional or educational observation of operations, such as factory or laboratory visits.
- On-site inspection or evaluation conducted during a guided tour for learning purposes.
- Structured visits in schools or organizations intended to observe processes and outcomes.
How to use it
Used in formal and semi-formal contexts to indicate a planned visit for learning, inspection, or research; typically paired with 見学する; common collocations include 見学先 and 見学ツアー; widely used in education, industry, and museum settings.
Variants and close terms
- 見物 kenbutsu — sightseeing
- 観察 kansatsu — general observation, especially scientific or analytical
- 現地見学 genchi kengaku — on-site visit for practical observation
Composition
- 見: to see; 学: study, learning; together they express learning by seeing, i.e., observing to learn.
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Noun; commonly used as a suru-verb (見学する)
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見晴らし
miharashi
view
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見渡す
miwatasu
to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
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目論見
mokuromi
a plan, a scheme, intention
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余所見
yosomi
looking away, looking aside
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学術
gakujutsu
science, learning, scholarship
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学年
gakunen
year in school, grade in school
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学部
gakubu
department of a university undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
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学力
gakuryoku
scholarship, knowledge
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学科
gakka
study subject, course of study
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