経験する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 経験する | 経験しない |
| Polite | 経験します | 経験しません |
| Past polite | 経験しました | 経験しませんでした |
| Past | 経験した | 経験しなかった |
| Te-form | 経験して | 経験しないで |
| Desire | 経験したい | 経験したくない |
| Potential | 経験できる | 経験できない |
| Passive | 経験される | 経験されない |
| Causative | 経験させる | 経験させない |
| Causative passive | 経験させられる | 経験させられない |
| Volitional | 経験しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 経験しましょう | |
| Imperative | 経験しろ | 経験するな |
| Conditional | 経験すれば | 経験しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 経験したら | 経験しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Refers to practical contact with and observation of facts or events, or the knowledge or skill acquired over time. Used both as a noun and as a suru-verb.
Do you have experience working abroad?
彼は大きな失敗を経験して、強くなった。
He experienced a major failure and became stronger.
He experienced a major failure when he was young.
She gave accurate advice based on her experience.
An experienced instructor will guide us.
The company has new employees experience a variety of jobs.
経験 is direct personal experience gained through doing something, while 見聞 emphasizes knowledge gained more passively through seeing and hearing.
経験 refers to the experience itself, while 経験値 measures the quantity or level of that experience, especially in skill or game contexts.
経験 is the plain, general word for experience, whereas 年輪 is a literary metaphor comparing accumulated life experience to tree rings.
経験 refers to the actual lived experience itself, while 覚え often points to a remembered familiarity with something rather than the experience proper.
経験する is a neutral word for having an experience, while 味わう adds emotional or sensory depth, especially with words like 苦労 or 勝利.
経験 covers any kind of lived experience, whereas 見聞き specifically refers to knowledge gained through the senses of sight and hearing.
empirical; from experience
amount of experience; experience level · experience point; exp; XP