探 検 隊(たんけんたい)

たんけんたい

noun

expedition; exploration party

travel nature

1. expedition; exploration party

An organized group that travels to unfamiliar or remote areas for the purpose of exploration, research, or discovery.

探検隊(たんけんたい)が出発(しゅっぱつ)した。

The expedition set out.

南極(なんきょく)探検隊(たんけんたい)は厳(きび)しい寒(さむ)さに耐(た)えた。

The Antarctic expedition endured severe cold.

子(こ)どもたちは森(もり)の中(なか)で探検隊(たんけんたい)ごっこをして遊(あそ)んでいた。

The children were playing expedition in the forest.

Composed of 探検(たんけん) (exploration) + 隊(たい) (team; squad). Used both for serious historical and scientific expeditions and playfully for children's adventure games.

Common collocations

探検隊(たんけんたい)を組(く)む: form an expedition
探検隊(たんけんたい)を派遣(はけん)する: dispatch an expedition
探検隊(たんけんたい)に参加(さんか)する: join an expedition
探検隊(たんけんたい)ごっこ: playing expedition (children's game)

Similar words

調査隊(ちょうさたい): survey team — focuses on research and data collection rather than discovery
遠征隊(えんせいたい): expeditionary force — can imply a military component
冒険家(ぼうけんか): adventurer — an individual rather than a group

Related Words

Compare: 遠征隊(えんせいたい) (expeditionary force)

Compare: 冒険家(ぼうけんか) (adventurer)

Compare: 探検家(たんけんか) (explorer)

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