探 検 家(たんけんか)

たんけんか

noun

explorer; adventurer

occupation person

1. explorer; adventurer

A person who travels into unknown or dangerous regions to investigate them, such as polar, jungle, or deep-sea explorers.

有名(ゆうめい)な探検家(たんけんか)の話(はなし)を聞(き)く。

I listen to a famous explorer's story.

子(こ)どものころ、探検家(たんけんか)になりたかった。

When I was a child, I wanted to become an explorer.

その探検家(たんけんか)は、誰(だれ)も足(あし)を踏(ふ)み入(い)れたことのない土地(とち)を目指(めざ)した。

That explorer set out for a land no one had ever set foot in.

Compound of 探検(たんけん) (exploration) + 家(か) (a person who does ~, as a profession or pursuit).

Common collocations

探検家(たんけんか)になる: to become an explorer
冒険家(ぼうけんか)と探検家(たんけんか): adventurers and explorers

Similar words

冒険家(ぼうけんか): adventurer — emphasizes thrill and risk over investigation
探検隊(たんけんたい): an expedition team

Related Words

Compare: 冒険家(ぼうけんか) (adventurer)

Compare: 探検隊(たんけんたい) (an expedition team)

Compare: 冒険者(ぼうけんしゃ) (adventurer)

Compare: 探検者(たんけんしゃ) (explorer)

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