遠えん征せい

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遠征する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

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

military expedition; campaign

Used for organized military operations involving travel to a distant location.

軍ぐんは敵てき地ちへ遠えん征せいした。
The army went on an expedition into enemy territory.

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

expedition; tour; long trip

Broad non-military use: scientific exploration, sports team away games, performance tours, or simply traveling a long distance for a purpose.

探たん検けん隊たいは南なん極きょくへ遠えん征せいした。
The expedition team went on an expedition to Antarctica.
地じ元もとのチームが遠えん征せいで強つよい相あい手てと戦たたかった。
The local team played a strong opponent on the road.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に遠えん征せいするto go on an expedition/tour to a place
サッカーチームはヨーロッパに遠えん征せいする。
The soccer team is going on a tour to Europe.
遠えん征せいに出でるto set off on an expedition/tour
隊たいは来らい週しゅう、南なん極きょくへの遠えん征せいに出でる。
The team sets off on their expedition to Antarctica next week.
遠えん征せいから帰かえるto return from an expedition/tour
選せん手しゅたちは長ながい遠えん征せいから帰かえってきた。
The players came back from a long road trip.

Kanji

遠distant, far
征subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes

Related words· 6

旅りょ行こうN4sense 2
旅行 is general travel for leisure or business, while 遠征 implies a long, purposeful trip often made by a group with a specific goal such as sports or exploration.
出しゅっ張ちょうN4sense 2
出張 is a business trip taken by an individual for work, whereas 遠征 usually involves a team or group traveling far for a competition, mission, or expedition.
探たん検けんN1sense 2
探検 stresses exploring unknown territory to discover something, while 遠征 stresses the distance and organized nature of the journey itself.
転てん戦せん
遠征 emphasizes traveling to a distant place for a single campaign or match, while 転戦 highlights moving through a series of successive battles or venues.

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キャラバン
遠征 emphasizes traveling far for a mission (sports, military, exploration), while キャラバン (sense 2) focuses on a group moving together for promotion or sales.
巡じゅん業ぎょう
遠征 emphasizes traveling far away, often for sports competitions or expeditions, while 巡業 focuses on a circuit of performances or shows across regions.

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出しゅっ征せい sense 1
出征 means to depart for military service or the front, while 遠征 refers to the whole campaign or expedition, including its non-military uses like sports tours.
遠とお出で sense 2
遠出 is simply a casual long outing or trip, whereas 遠征 implies an organized, purposeful journey, often by a group with a specific goal.

Word family

遠えん征せい軍ぐん
expeditionary force
遠えん征せい隊たい
expeditionary force; expedition team
欧おう州しゅう遠えん征せい
European campaign; European tour
海かい外がい遠えん征せい
overseas trip; overseas expedition
遠えん征せい試じ合あい
away game; away match

Etymology

From 遠 (far) and 征 (go on a journey, conquer). The combination originally referred to military campaigns far from home, later extended to any long-distance organized travel.