エクスカーション

also: エクスカージョン · エキスカーション

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Meanings

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noun

A short trip or outing, often for leisure or educational purposes. Used in travel, tourism, and academic contexts.

We visited the museum on a school excursion.

エクスカーションUsage100%
Most common katakana spelling for the English loanword 'excursion'.
エクスカージョン
Alternate spelling reflecting a different approximation of the English pronunciation.
エキスカーション
Less common variant; may be encountered in older texts or as a non-standard transcription.

遠えん足そく
Common native Japanese word for a school trip or outing, often used for children's excursions. エクスカーション is a loanword with a slightly more formal or touristic nuance.
小しょう旅りょ行こう
Means 'short trip' or 'jaunt' and is more general. エクスカーション often implies an organized or group outing.

Loanword from English 'excursion', adapted into katakana with multiple spelling variants reflecting different pronunciations.