Exposition
Exhibition, Fair
noun
An exhibition that you look at and all the people come meet together. Well, that just sounds like the description of an exposition.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
食の博覧会、略して「食博」に行ってきました！
I just went to the "Food Expo," also known simply as "Shoku-haku!"
この博覧会は無料で入場できます。
You can enter this exhibition free of charge.
日本を代表する博覧会の一つに、「大阪万博」があります。
One of the expos representing Japan is the "Osaka Expo."
「万博」って万国博覧会の略だったんですね！みんな「万博」っていうから、それが正式名称なのかと思ってました。
I just realized that 'banpaku' (world expo) is short for 'bankoku hakurankai'! Everyone calls it 'banpaku,' so I thought that was its official name.