Vocabulary

What does 探検 (たんけん, tanken) mean?

探検 (たんけん, tanken) means exploration, expedition.

Quick facts
Readingたんけん
Romajitanken
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
たんけん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontanken

exploration, expedition

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive exploration; expedition

Example sentences

  • They explored the jungle.

  • When I was a child, I longed to explore caves.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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