Translation guide
The activity of staying outdoors in a tent or similar shelter, often for recreation.
キャンプが好きです。
I like camping.
キャンプに行こう。
Let's go camping.
To go camping as a leisure activity, typically involving tents and nature.
The most common and natural way to say 'camping' as a recreational activity. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'go camping'.
週末に家族でキャンプに行った。
We went camping with the family over the weekend.
今年の夏はキャンプをしようと思っている。
I'm thinking of going camping this summer.
Also means 'camping', but less common than キャンプ. Often used in compound words like キャンピングカー (camper van).
キャンピングカーで旅をするのが夢です。
My dream is to travel in a camper van.
Literary or formal term for camping outdoors, often implying a more rugged or military-style bivouac. Not used in everyday conversation.
彼らは山中で野営した。
They camped out in the mountains.
To stay overnight in a temporary shelter, such as during a hike or emergency.
To sleep outdoors without proper accommodation, like rough sleeping or camping without a tent. Can imply a more basic or unplanned overnight stay.
駅で野宿する旅行者もいる。
Some travelers sleep rough at the station.
Literally 'to pitch a tent'. Used when emphasizing the act of setting up a tent for camping.
湖畔にテントを張って一晩過ごした。
We pitched a tent by the lake and spent the night.
A place where people live temporarily in tents or other temporary structures, often for a specific purpose.
Also used for organized camps like refugee camps, boot camps, or base camps. Context clarifies the type.
難民キャンプの状況は深刻だ。
The situation in the refugee camp is serious.
登山隊はベースキャンプを設置した。
The mountaineering team set up a base camp.
Specifically means 'camp' in the sense of a detention or internment camp. Has negative connotations.
Do not use for recreational camping. This word implies confinement.
野営 (やえい) sounds very formal or military. For normal recreational camping, always use キャンプ.
キャンプ implies a planned, often recreational activity with a tent. 野宿 means sleeping outdoors without proper shelter, sometimes out of necessity.
彼は公園で野宿した。
He slept rough in the park.
During the war, many people were sent to internment camps.