渡米(とべい)

とべい
noun / verb (suru)
going to America; visiting the United States
1. going to America; traveling to the United States
The act of traveling to the United States. Used as both a noun and a suru verb. Part of a series of 渡～ compounds meaning 'to go to [country].'
来月(らいげつ)渡米(とべい)する予定(よてい)です。
I plan to go to America next month.
彼(かれ)は留学(りゅうがく)のために渡米(とべい)した。
He went to America to study abroad.
初(はじ)めて渡米(とべい)したとき、文化(ぶんか)の違(ちが)いに驚(おどろ)いた。
When I went to America for the first time, I was surprised by the cultural differences.

A compound of 渡(と) (to cross over) and 米(べい) (America, from 米国(べいこく)). This pattern exists for other countries:

  • 渡英(とえい) — going to England
  • 渡仏(とふつ) — going to France
  • 渡独(とどく) — going to Germany
  • 渡欧(とおう) — going to Europe

These compounds are more concise and slightly more formal than saying アメリカに行(い)く. They are commonly used in news, biographies, and formal writing.

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