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修学旅行 (shuugakuryokou) Japanese meaning: school trip | Kotomora
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I went to Kyoto on a junior high school trip.
Next month, my daughter will visit Nara on a school trip.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 へ 修しゅう 学がく 旅りょ 行こう に 行い く to go on a school trip to <place>
Next month we're going on a school trip to Kyoto.
修しゅう 学がく 旅りょ 行こう で 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 訪おとず れる to visit <place> during a school trip
We visited a temple in Nara during our school trip.
修しゅう 学がく 旅りょ 行こう に 参さん 加か する to take part in a school trip
I couldn't take part in the school trip because I wasn't feeling well.
Kanji 修 discipline, conduct oneself well, study 学 study, learning, science 行 going, journey, carry out Related words 遠足 is typically a shorter, single-day school outing, while 修学旅行 is a longer, more formal trip often involving overnight stays.
社会科見学 is a focused social-studies visit to a workplace or facility, whereas 修学旅行 is a broader trip that can include sightseeing and group travel.
Don't confuse with 団体旅行 is any group trip, whereas 修学旅行 specifically refers to a school excursion for students.
遠足 is typically a single-day school outing, while 修学旅行 is a longer, often overnight school trip to a distant destination.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 修学 refers to studying or learning, and 旅行 means travel; together they denote travel undertaken as part of school learning.
