旅 means “travel, journey”

たび · tabi

Also: trip

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

たび

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リョ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 10 strokes

The story

A flag (方) leading people (⺕) forward under a banner: a group setting out on a journey together. The Japanese tradition of 旅 runs deep, from Matsuo Bashō's poetic wanderings along the Oku no Hosomichi to modern-day 一人旅 (hitoritabi, solo travel). In Japan, the journey itself is the destination.

Used in 旅行 (ryokou, travel), 旅館 (ryokan, Japanese inn), and 旅人 (tabibito, traveler)

More from Travel & Transport

• 飛 fly
• 乗 ride
• 通 pass through
• 運 carry
• 帰 return home
• 着 arrive
• 発 depart
• 進 advance
• 速 fast
• 遠 far
• 近 near
• 送 send

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.