ウォッチング

also: うおっちんぐ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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Loanword from English 'watching', often used in compounds like バードウォッチング (birdwatching) or 人間ウォッチング (people-watching).

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I enjoyed birdwatching at the park on the weekend.

カフェで人にん間げんウォッチングするのが好すきだ。

I like people-watching at cafes.

〈物もの〉ウォッチングthe activity of watching/observing a particular thing (as a hobby)
週しゅう末まつは星ほしウォッチングを楽たのしんでいます。
I enjoy stargazing on the weekends.

観かん察さつN3
観察 is the native Japanese word for careful, often scientific observation, while ウォッチング is a casual loanword used for leisurely hobby-like watching such as バードウォッチング.

ウォッチングUsage69%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'watching'.
ウオッチングUsage31%
Variant spelling with オ instead of ォ; less common but recognized.

Loanword from English 'watching', adopted into Japanese with katakana spelling.