journey; route of a journey
Refers to the journey itself or the path taken, often with a slightly literary or poetic feel. Can be used for both physical travel and metaphorical life journeys.
At the end of the long journey, I finally arrived back in my hometown.
On the journey called life, there are many encounters.
Compound of 旅 (tabi, 'journey') and 路 (ji, 'road, path'). The reading たびじ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi of 旅 and the on'yomi of 路.