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旅

trip, travel

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • リョ

Kun'yomi

  • たび

Meaning

旅 centers on the act of moving away from home for a period of time: a trip or travel.

Most common words using 旅

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  • 旅たび
    N3

    travel; trip; journey

  • 旅行りょこう
    N4

    travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

  • 旅館りょかん
    N4

    ryokan; traditional Japanese inn

  • 修学旅行しゅうがくりょこう
    N3

    excursion; field trip; school trip

  • 旅立つたびだつ
    N1

    to begin a trip; to depart; to embark

  • 旅人たびびと

    traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

  • 旅立ちたびだち

    setting off (on a trip); departure

  • 旅団りょだん

    brigade

  • 旅客りょかく
    N1

    passenger

  • 旅先たびさき
    N2

    destination; place one stays during a trip

  • 旅客機りょかくき
    N1

    passenger plane

  • 旅費りょひ
    N1

    travel expenses

  • 旅路たびじ

    journey; route of a journey

  • 旅券りょけん
    N1

    passport

  • 旅程りょてい

    itinerary; travel plans

  • 長旅ながたび

    long journey; long trip

  • 船旅ふなたび
    N3

    trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise

  • 旅情りょじょう

    one's mood while traveling (travelling)

  • 旅客船りょかくせん

    passenger ship

  • 旅芸人たびげいにん

    itinerant entertainer

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Etymology

旅 originally depicted a group of people gathered under a flag, suggesting a military unit or traveling group. The modern form retains the flag element 方 and the lower right part representing people.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 方 looks like a flag, and the right side resembles a group of people. Imagine a flag leading a group of travelers on a trip.

Reading mnemonic

For リョ, picture a traveler named Ryo who loves trips: Ryo -> リョ, and he is always on the move.