Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
添乘 (kyūjitai)

Noun edit

(てん)(じょう) (tenjō

  1. the act or practice of guiding tourists, escorting a tour group
    • 2019 March 28 (last accessed), “Tenjōin ni naru tame ni wa [To become a tour conductor]”, in Tour Conducting Service Association of Japan[1]:
      (てん)(じょう)(いん)として()(ごと)をするには『(りょ)(てい)(かん)()(しゅ)(にん)(しゃ)』の()(かく)(ひつ)(よう)で、(こく)(ない)のみ(てん)(じょう)ができる『(こく)(ない)(りょ)(てい)(かん)()(しゅ)(にん)(しゃ)』と(こく)内・海(ない・かい)(がい)ともに(てん)(じょう)できる『(そう)(ごう)(りょ)(てい)(かん)()(しゅ)(にん)(しゃ)』の2()( しゅ)(るい)があります。
      Tenjōin toshite shigoto o suru ni wa “ryotei kanri shuninsha” no shikaku ga hitsuyō de, kokunai nomi tenjō ga dekiru “kokunai ryotei kanri shuninsha” to kokunai kaigai tomo ni tenjō dekiru “sōgō ryotei kanri shuninsha” no ni shurui ga arimasu.
      For the job of tour conductor “itinerary control management” qualifications are necessary: the “domestic itinerary control manager” who can guide domestic travel only, and the “comprehensive itinerary control manager” who can guide domestic or international travel are two types.

Verb edit

(てん)(じょう)する (tenjō surusuru (stem (てん)(じょう) (tenjō shi), past (てん)(じょう)した (tenjō shita))

  1. to guide a tour, escort a tour group, lead an excursion
    ツアーバスに(てん)(じょう)する
    tsuā basu ni tenjō suru
    guide a tour bus