訪日(ほうにち)

ほうにち
noun, suru-verb
visit to Japan
1. visit to Japan, visiting Japan
The act of visiting Japan, especially by foreign nationals. Commonly used in news and official contexts when discussing foreign visitors, tourists, or dignitaries coming to Japan.
訪日(ほうにち)外国人(がいこくじん)が増(ふ)えている。
The number of foreign visitors to Japan is increasing.
大統領(だいとうりょう)が来月(らいげつ)訪日(ほうにち)する予定(よてい)だ。
The president is scheduled to visit Japan next month.
訪日(ほうにち)観光客(かんこうきゃく)の消費(しょうひ)額(がく)が過去(かこ)最高(さいこう)を記録(きろく)した。
Spending by tourists visiting Japan reached a record high.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 訪日(ほうにち)外国人(がいこくじん): foreign visitors to Japan
  • 訪日(ほうにち)観光客(かんこうきゃく): tourists visiting Japan
  • 訪日(ほうにち)旅行(りょこう): trip to Japan
  • 訪日(ほうにち)ビザ: visa for visiting Japan

RELATED PATTERNS:

The 訪(ほう) + country pattern is productive:

  • 訪米(ほうべい): visit to America
  • 訪中(ほうちゅう): visit to China
  • 訪韓(ほうかん): visit to Korea
  • 訪英(ほうえい): visit to Britain

USAGE:
A formal, news-style word. Extremely common in journalism about inbound tourism and international diplomacy. The abbreviated compound 訪日(ほうにち)客(きゃく) (visitors to Japan) also appears frequently in headlines.

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