冒険家(ぼうけんか)

ぼうけんか
noun
adventurer; explorer
person
1. adventurer; explorer
A person who undertakes dangerous or daring journeys and expeditions, often to remote or unexplored places.
有名(ゆうめい)な冒険家(ぼうけんか)の話(はなし)を聞(き)いた。
I heard a story about a famous adventurer.
彼女(かのじょ)は冒険家(ぼうけんか)として世界中(せかいじゅう)を旅(たび)している。
She travels around the world as an adventurer.
その冒険家(ぼうけんか)は単独(たんどく)で南極(なんきょく)を横断(おうだん)することに成功(せいこう)した。
The adventurer succeeded in crossing Antarctica solo.

Composed of 冒険(ぼうけん) (adventure) and 家(か) (professional/person who does). The suffix 家(か) indicates someone who is known for or makes a career of the activity.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 冒険(ぼうけん): adventure — the activity itself
  • 探検家(たんけんか): explorer — specifically someone who explores unknown regions, often for scientific purposes
  • 登山家(とざんか): mountaineer — specialist in mountain climbing
  • 旅人(たびびと): traveler — broader term, without the implication of danger

Related Words

Related: 探検家(たんけんか) (explorer)
Related: 旅人(たびびと) (traveler)
Compare: 冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ) (adventurer)
Compare: 探検隊(たんけんたい) (expedition)
Compare: 探検者(たんけんしゃ) (explorer)
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Added 2026.3.30 3:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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