展覧会(てんらんかい)

てんらんかい
noun
exhibition, show
1. exhibition, show, exposition
A public display of works of art or items of interest.
写真(しゃしん)展覧会(てんらんかい)を開(ひら)く。
We're holding a photography exhibition.
美術(びじゅつ)展覧会(てんらんかい)に行(い)った。
I went to an art exhibition.
展覧会(てんらんかい)のチケットを買(か)った。
I bought tickets to the exhibition.

展覧会(てんらんかい) refers to a public exhibition, typically of art or cultural items.

COMMON TYPES:

  • 美術(びじゅつ)展覧会(てんらんかい): art exhibition
  • 写真(しゃしん)展覧会(てんらんかい): photography exhibition
  • 書道(しょどう)展覧会(てんらんかい): calligraphy exhibition

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 展覧会(てんらんかい)を開(ひら)く: to hold an exhibition
  • 展覧会(てんらんかい)に行(い)く: to go to an exhibition
  • 展覧会(てんらんかい)に出品(しゅっぴん)する: to exhibit at a show

ABBREVIATION:
Often shortened to 展(てん) in compounds: 美術展(びじゅつてん) (art exhibition)

RELATED:

  • 展示(てんじ): display, exhibition
  • 美術館(びじゅつかん): art museum
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Added 2026.1.8 21:19 · Revised 2026.2.18 8:50
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