見学（けんがく、kengaku）
- field trip

The Japanese word 見学見学 (けんがく) means "observation," "study by observation," "tour," or "visit (for educational purposes)." It involves visiting a place, such as a factory, museum, or historic site, to observe and learn about it. It’s usually a structured and educational visit.

⚫︎ 工場を見学する。 Translation: To tour a factory. ⚫︎ 博物館の見学に参加する。 Translation: To participate in a museum visit. ⚫︎ 学校の生徒たちは科学館を見学した。 Translation: The school students visited the science museum.

⚫︎You would use 見学見学 when talking about visiting a place specifically for the purpose of learning or observing. ⚫︎It implies a guided tour or a structured observation, rather than a casual visit. ⚫︎It's often used in formal or semi-formal situations. ⚫︎You can use the verb する (to do) to create the verb phrase 見学する (to visit/tour).

⚫︎The word 見学見学 is written in kanji as 見学. ⚫︎The reading is けんがく in hiragana. ⚫︎There is only one way to write this word. ⚫︎The okurigana is fixed.

⚫︎ 訪問 (ほうもん): Visit (more general). ⚫︎ 視察 (しさつ): Inspection/observation. ⚫︎ 見物 (けんぶつ): Sightseeing (more casual).

⚫︎ There aren't direct antonyms, but words related to not visiting or observing could be considered opposites.

来週、会社の新しい支社を見学しに行きます。 ・Translation: I will go to visit the company's new branch next week. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 見学 to indicate a planned visit to learn about the new branch office.

子供たちは動物園を見学して、動物について学びました。 ・Translation: The children visited the zoo and learned about animals. ・Explanation: This sentence describes children's educational visit to the zoo for the purpose of learning.

⚫︎ 見 (ken) means "to see" or "to look." ⚫︎ 学 (gaku) means "to study" or "to learn." ⚫︎ Therefore, 見学見学 combines the idea of seeing and learning, which precisely reflects the meaning of studying by observation.