見 物 人(けんぶつにん)

けんぶつにん

noun

spectator; onlooker; bystander

person

1. spectator; onlooker; bystander

A person who watches an event, performance, or unusual scene, typically out of curiosity rather than as a participant.

見物人(けんぶつにん)が集(あつ)まる。

Onlookers gather.

火事(かじ)現場(げんば)に見物人(けんぶつにん)が大勢(おおぜい)いた。

There were many onlookers at the fire scene.

祭(まつ)りの行列(ぎょうれつ)を見物人(けんぶつにん)が道(みち)の両側(りょうがわ)から眺(なが)めていた。

Spectators watched the festival procession from both sides of the street.

Composed of 見物(けんぶつ) (watching, sightseeing) + 人(にん) (person). Refers to someone watching an event or spectacle, often as a casual or curious bystander rather than an invited guest.

Common collocations

見物人(けんぶつにん)が集(あつ)まる: onlookers gather
大勢(おおぜい)の見物人(けんぶつにん): a large crowd of spectators
見物人(けんぶつにん)でにぎわう: to be lively with spectators

Similar words

観客(かんきゃく): audience — people who attend a performance or game, often with tickets
野次馬(やじうま): rubberneckers — onlookers who gather purely out of idle curiosity, with a negative nuance

Related Words

Compare: 観客(かんきゃく) (audience)

Compare: 野次馬(やじうま) (rubberneckers)

Compare: 傍観者(ぼうかんしゃ) (bystander)

Compare: 観衆(かんしゅう) (spectators)

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