見けん物ぶつ

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見物する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used as a noun or with する for going to see sights, visiting a place of interest, or watching an event as a spectator.

Noun use referring to the people who are watching; in modern Japanese 見物人 or 見物客 is usually clearer and more common for this meaning.

〈場ば所しょ〉を見けん物ぶつするto go sightseeing at a place
京きょう都とのお寺てらを見けん物ぶつした。
I went sightseeing at temples in Kyoto.
〈事こと〉を見けん物ぶつするto watch an event as a spectator
祭まつりを見けん物ぶつする人ひとでにぎわっていた。
The place was crowded with people watching the festival.
見けん物ぶつに行いくto go to see the sights or watch something
花はな火び大たい会かいを見けん物ぶつに行いった。
We went to watch the fireworks display.

観かん光こうN3sense 1
観光 refers to tourism or travel to see sights more broadly, while 見物 focuses narrowly on the act of watching or viewing something specific.
見けん物ぶつ人にんN1sense 2
見物人 is the standard modern word for a spectator or onlooker, while 見物 alone in this sense sounds old-fashioned or literary.
見けん学がくN4sense 1
見学 implies visiting a place like a school or factory to observe and learn, whereas 見物 is more recreational or spectator-like.
観かん戦せんN1
見物 refers broadly to sightseeing or casually watching anything, while 観戦 specifically means watching a sports match or contest.

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観かん賞しょうN1
観賞 focuses on savoring the beauty of something like flowers or art, while 見物 is the more casual word for sightseeing or looking at something out of curiosity.
傍ぼう観かんN1
見物 is sightseeing or watching something for enjoyment, while 傍観 implies passive observation without involvement, often in a serious situation.
遊ゆう覧らん
見物 refers to casually viewing or visiting a specific attraction, whereas 遊覧 implies a longer, leisurely trip enjoying scenery along the way.
観かん劇げき
観劇 is specifically about attending a theatrical performance, while 見物 is a more casual, general term for sightseeing or watching something out of curiosity.

見み世せ物ものN1
見世物 (みせもの) is the thing being shown or exhibited, while 見物 (けんぶつ) is the act of watching or sightseeing, and the two are easily confused because of their similar kanji.
見けん物ぶつ人にんN1
見物 means the act of sightseeing or something worth seeing, not a person, while 見物人 is the person who does the watching.
見けん聞ぶんN1
見物 means sightseeing or watching something for enjoyment, while 見聞 is about the knowledge or experience one gains, not the act of watching itself.

A Sino-Japanese compound of 見, 'to see,' and 物, 'things'; the spelling transparently suggests seeing sights or things on display.