旅たび人びと

also: りょじん · たびと · たひと

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

General term for a person on a journey; can be used for tourists, wanderers, or anyone traveling. The reading たびびと is the modern standard.

この

町まち

に

は

多おお

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の

旅たび

人びと

が

訪おとず

れる

。

Many travelers visit this town.

旅りょ行こう者しゃ
旅行者 is a more formal or technical term for a traveler, often used in statistics or official contexts, while 旅人 has a slightly more poetic or literary feel.
観かん光こう客きゃく
観光客 specifically means 'tourist' or 'sightseer', emphasizing the purpose of sightseeing, whereas 旅人 is broader and can include any kind of traveler.

Compound of 旅 (tabi, 'journey') and 人 (hito, 'person'), with rendaku voicing of 人 to びと. The reading たびびと is the standard modern form.

Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.

たひと

out-dated reading

Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.

タビビトUsage<1%

たび人びと

Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.

たひと

out-dated reading

たびと

out-dated reading

りょじん