冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ)

ぼうけんしゃ
noun
adventurer
person
1. adventurer; explorer
A person who undertakes adventures, explorations, or risky enterprises. Also a common character type in fantasy games and anime.
冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ)たちが旅(たび)に出(で)た。
The adventurers set out on their journey.
彼(かれ)は若(わか)くして冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ)として名(な)を上(あ)げた。
He made a name for himself as an adventurer at a young age.
ゲームの主人公(しゅじんこう)は冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ)ギルドに所属(しょぞく)する新米(しんまい)の冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ)だ。
The game's protagonist is a rookie adventurer belonging to an adventurer's guild.

Composed of 冒険(ぼうけん) (adventure) + 者(しゃ) (person). Used both for real-world adventurers and explorers and, very frequently, for the "adventurer" character class in fantasy games, anime, and light novels. The adventurer's guild (冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ)ギルド) is a staple concept in Japanese fantasy fiction.

Common collocations

  • 冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ)ギルド: adventurer's guild (fantasy)
  • 新米(しんまい)冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ): novice adventurer
  • 冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ)パーティー: adventurer party/group

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Related Words

Compare: 探検家(たんけんか) (explorer)
Compare: 挑戦者(ちょうせんしゃ) (challenger)
Compare: 冒険家(ぼうけんか) (adventurer)
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