訪ほう米べい

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訪米する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	訪ほう米べいする	訪ほう米べいしない
Polite	訪ほう米べいします	訪ほう米べいしません
Past polite	訪ほう米べいしました	訪ほう米べいしませんでした
Past	訪ほう米べいした	訪ほう米べいしなかった
Te-form	訪ほう米べいして	訪ほう米べいしないで
Desire	訪ほう米べいしたい	訪ほう米べいしたくない
Potential	訪ほう米べいできる	訪ほう米べいできない
Passive	訪ほう米べいされる	訪ほう米べいされない
Causative	訪ほう米べいさせる	訪ほう米べいさせない
Causative passive	訪ほう米べいさせられる	訪ほう米べいさせられない
Volitional	訪ほう米べいしよう
Polite volitional	訪ほう米べいしましょう
Imperative	訪ほう米べいしろ	訪ほう米べいするな
Conditional	訪ほう米べいすれば	訪ほう米べいしなければ
Tara conditional	訪ほう米べいしたら	訪ほう米べいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

visit to the United States; US visit

Formal noun or suru-verb used in news, diplomacy, and official schedules. Refers specifically to visiting the United States.

首しゅ相しょうが来らい月げつ訪ほう米べいする予よ定ていだ。
The prime minister is scheduled to visit the United States next month.
訪ほう米べい中ちゅうに大だい統とう領りょうと会かい談だんした。
During his visit to the US, he met with the president.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が訪ほう米べいするfor someone (esp. an official) to visit the US
首しゅ相しょうは来らい月げつアメリカを訪ほう米べいする予よ定ていだ。
The prime minister is scheduled to visit the US next month.
訪ほう米べい中ちゅうに〈事こと〉during a visit to the US, (something happens)
大だい統とう領りょうは訪ほう米べい中ちゅうに議ぎ会かいで演えん説ぜつを行おこなった。
During his visit to the US, the president gave a speech to Congress.
〈人ひと〉の訪ほう米べいが決きまるfor someone's visit to the US to be finalized/decided
外がい相しょうの訪ほう米べいが正せい式しきに決きまった。
The foreign minister's visit to the US was officially decided.

Kanji

訪call on, visit, look up
米rice, USA, metre

Related words

渡と米べい
訪米 emphasizes an official or purposeful visit to the US, while 渡米 focuses on the act of traveling or moving to the US, often for longer stays like study or work.

Don't confuse with

訪ほう日にちN3
訪米 and 訪日 share the same 訪〜 formation but refer to visits to different countries: 訪米 is to the United States, 訪日 is to Japan.
訪ほう欧おう
訪欧 and 訪米 share the same formal '訪+country' structure, but 訪欧 means a visit to Europe while 訪米 means a visit to the United States.
訪ほう中ちゅう
訪中 refers to a visit to China whereas 訪米 refers to a visit to the United States, both built with the same 訪＋country‑abbreviation construction.

Etymology

Compound of 訪 (ほう, 'visit') and 米 (べい, abbreviation for アメリカ, 'America'). The use of 米 for America comes from the second character of 亜米利加 (アメリカ), an old ateji spelling.