博はく覧らん会かい

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Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

noun

exhibition; exposition; expo; fair

Refers to a large public event where goods, art, technology, culture, or achievements are displayed; often used for major international or themed expos.

大おお阪さかで国こく際さい博はく覧らん会かいが開ひらかれる。
An international exposition will be held in Osaka.
その博はく覧らん会かいでは最さい新しんの技ぎ術じゅつが紹しょう介かいされた。
The latest technology was presented at the expo.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で博はく覧らん会かいを開かい催さいするto hold an exposition in a place
大おお阪さかで国こく際さい博はく覧らん会かいが開かい催さいされた。
An international exposition was held in Osaka.
博はく覧らん会かいに出しゅっ展てんするto exhibit at an exposition
多おおくの企き業ぎょうがその博はく覧らん会かいに出しゅっ展てんした。
Many companies exhibited at the exposition.
博はく覧らん会かいを見けん学がくするto tour/visit an exposition (for observation)
学がっ校こうの行ぎょう事じで博はく覧らん会かいを見けん学がくした。
We toured the exposition as a school event.

Kanji

博Dr., command, esteem
覧perusal, see
会meeting, meet, party

Related words· 6

展てん示じ会かい
展示会 is a general term for an exhibition or display event, often smaller or more specialized than a 博覧会.
見み本ほん市いち
見本市 is a trade or sample fair aimed at business and commerce, while 博覧会 is broader and open to the general public.
万ばん博ぱく
万博 is the common colloquial abbreviation for a world exposition, whereas 博覧会 is the formal term usable for any scale of exhibition.
博はく
博覧会 is the full word for an exposition or fair, while 博 is the shortened suffix used in event names such as 花博 and 万博.

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エキスポ
博覧会 is the native Sino-Japanese term for a large exposition, while エキスポ is the loanword equivalent used in more casual or modern contexts.
展てん覧らん会かいN4
博覧会 is a large-scale exposition (like a world's fair) covering many fields, while 展覧会 is typically smaller and more focused, such as an art or photo show.

Don't confuse with

博はく物ぶつ館かんN3
博覧会 is a temporary large-scale exhibition event, while 博物館 is a permanent museum building; learners confuse them due to the shared 博 kanji.

Word family

万ばん国こく博はく覧らん会かい
world exposition; international exposition; world's fair
世せ界かい博はく覧らん会かい
world exposition; world expo
勧かん業ぎょう博はく覧らん会かい
industrial fair; industrial exposition
国こく際さい博はく覧らん会かい
world exposition; international exposition; world fair

Built from

博はく覧らん+会かい

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 博覧 suggests broad viewing or extensive display, and 会 means a meeting or event. Together it conventionally denotes a public exposition or fair.