Word Meaning 観戦

かんせん kansen

観戦 is read as かんせん (kansen) and means watching a (sports) game.

Meaning

English

  1. watching a (sports) game
  2. spectating
  3. observing (military operations)

Reading

Kana

かんせん

Romaji

kansen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 12939 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

観戦記

かんせんき

account of a (sports) game

観客

かんかく

spectator

観光

かんこう

sightseeing

観察

かんさつ

observation

観念

かんねん

sense (e.g. of duty)

観点

かんてん

point of view

かん

observation meditation

観音

かんのん

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva)

観月

かんげつ

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

観光客

かんこうきゃく

tourist

観光スポット

かんこうすぽっと

tourist attraction

観月会

かんげつかい

moon-viewing party

Example Sentences

10

Have you ever watched sumo wrestling?

It's fun to watch the race.

I like traveling and watching baseball.

We enjoyed watching the baseball game.

I like to go and watch baseball games.

I love watching soccer games.

I enjoy watching soccer on TV.

Tom loved watching sports.

What is so interesting about that high school baseball game you have been watching on TV since the morning?

I don't have much interest in sports games like soccer or baseball, but I do like seeing weird or outstanding plays in them.