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征途に上る (せいとにのぼる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

征せい途とに上のぼる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

start a journey; set out on an expedition

Literary set phrase. Often implies a long, significant, or military journey. The verb 上る (のぼる) here means 'to set out' or 'to embark on'.

彼かれは新あらたな征せい途とに上のぼる決けつ意いを固かためた。
He resolved to set out on a new journey.
軍ぐんは遠とおくの地ちへ征せい途と

に

上のぼ

っ

た

。

The army embarked on an expedition to a distant land.

Kanji

征subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes
途route, way, road
上above, up

Similar words

旅たび立だつ
Common, neutral word for 'to set out on a journey'. 征途に上る is more formal and literary, often with a grand or military connotation.
出しゅっ発ぱつする
General word for 'to depart'. 征途に上る is a fixed expression used in elevated or historical contexts.

Etymology

Composed of 征途 (せいと, 'journey; expedition') + に (particle) + 上る (のぼる, 'to go up; to set out'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a classical Chinese-derived expression used in literary Japanese.