ピクニック

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1A picnic — an outdoor leisure activity that involves bringing food to eat while relaxing in a park or other outdoor spot.

Noun

Examples

週末に家族とピクニックに行ってお弁当を食べた。

We went on a picnic with my family on the weekend and ate boxed lunches.

桜の季節には公園でピクニックをする人が多い。

Many people have picnics in the park during cherry blossom season.

ピクニック用のレジャーシートを忘れずに持ってきてください。

Don't forget to bring a picnic sheet.

2A dated sense meaning an outing or hike. Rarely used in modern Japanese, where "ピクニック" now almost always refers to an outdoor meal (see sense 1).

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