1.
to experience, to undergo
To personally go through or participate in an experience.
寺院で座禅を体験した。
I experienced Zen meditation at the temple.
日本の文化を体験したい。
I want to experience Japanese culture.
初めて地震を体験した。
I experienced an earthquake for the first time.
体験する means to personally experience something firsthand.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 体験する: to experience
- 体験できる: can experience
- 体験学習: hands-on learning
- 体験談: personal account
- 体験入学: trial enrollment
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 経験する: to experience (broader, includes accumulated experience)
- 体験: emphasizes direct, firsthand experience
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: Transitive (他動詞)
- Pattern: 〜を体験する