探検家(たんけんか)

たんけんか
noun
explorer; adventurer
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
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