noun
Literary and archaic term for travel or a traveler, often with a poetic or classical feel. Rare in modern conversation; more common words are 旅 (たび) or 旅行 (りょこう).
羇旅の空の下、彼は故郷を思った。
Under the sky of his travels, he thought of his hometown.
この歌は羇旅の哀愁を詠んでいる。
This poem expresses the melancholy of a traveler.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 羇 and 羈 both relate to bridles or restraints, and by extension to being away from home. The word is a classical Chinese-derived compound (kango) used in literary Japanese.