ハイキング

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

ハイキングする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to recreational walking in nature, typically on trails or in the countryside. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to go hiking'.

〈場ば所しょ〉へハイキングに行いくto go hiking to a place
週しゅう末まつに山やまへハイキングに行いった。
I went hiking in the mountains over the weekend.
ハイキングをするto go hiking (do hiking)
友とも達だちと一いっ緒しょにハイキングをした。
I went hiking together with a friend.

トレッキング
トレッキング usually implies a longer, more strenuous mountain trek, while ハイキング is a lighter, day-trip walk.
散さん歩ぽN5
散歩 is a casual stroll often taken in a park or neighborhood, while ハイキング specifically means walking in nature or on trails.
遠えん足そくN3
遠足 is typically a school or group excursion with a set itinerary, while ハイキング is a more general leisure walk in nature.
ピクニックN3
ハイキング emphasizes walking through nature, while ピクニック emphasizes eating outdoors, often at a fixed spot.

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ハイク
ハイキング is the standard, widely used word for recreational hiking, while ハイク is a rarer, shorter loanword variant with the same meaning.
オリエンテーリング
ハイキング is casual outdoor walking without a set course, while オリエンテーリング requires navigating to checkpoints using a map and compass.
登と山ざんN3
ハイキング suggests a light walk on easy trails, whereas 登山 can imply a harder climb up a peak.
山やま登のぼりN4
ハイキング refers to walking or hiking on gentle terrain for leisure, whereas 山登り specifically means climbing up a mountain.

回かいN4
The neutral counter for occurrences: how many times something happens.
度どN4
Counts times/occasions like 回, but often for one-off or notable occasions (一度 = once).

Loanword from English 'hiking', adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.