遠征

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 遠征 is read as えんせい and is a verbal noun for travel away from one’s base, covering both a sports away trip and a long exploratory expedition.
• Basic usage: It is used for athletes traveling to an away event or for an exploration team’s journey.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Domain meaning
  • Translate it as away trip in sports and expedition in exploration.
• Noun patterns
  • Purpose appears in 遠征のため, while duration or character can modify it as in 長い遠征.