見物人(けんぶつにん)

けんぶつにん
noun
spectator; onlooker; bystander
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
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