一人ひとり旅たび

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Meanings

1

travelling alone; solitary journey

Refers to the act of traveling by oneself, often for leisure or self-discovery. Can be used as a noun or in compound phrases.

今年ことしの夏なつは一人ひとり旅たびに出でかけようと思おもっている。
I'm thinking of going on a solo trip this summer.
一人ひとり旅たびの魅み力りょくは、自じ由ゆう気きままに行こう動どうできることだ。
The appeal of travelling alone is that you can do whatever you want.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉へ一ひと人り旅たびするto travel alone to a place
夏なつ休やすみに京きょう都とへ一人ひとり旅たびした。
I took a solo trip to Kyoto during summer vacation.
一ひと人り旅たびに出でるto set off on a solo journey
彼かれは仕し事ごとを辞やめて一人ひとり旅たびに出でた。
He quit his job and set off on a solo trip.
一ひと人り旅たびの魅み力りょくthe appeal of solo travel
一人ひとり旅たびの魅み力りょくは自じ由ゆうに予よ定ていを決きめられることだ。
The appeal of solo travel is being able to freely decide your own schedule.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
人person
旅trip, travel
独single, alone, spontaneously

Related words

旅たびN3
旅 is the general word for a trip or journey, while 一人旅 specifically means traveling alone.
単たん行こう
一人旅 specifically means a solo trip or journey, whereas 単行 can describe going alone in a broader, more formal sense.

Opposites

団だん体たい旅りょ行こうN3
団体旅行 means traveling in a group, the opposite of 一人旅, which means traveling alone.

Don't confuse with

一人ひとり暮ぐらしN3
一人暮らし means living alone (a lifestyle), whereas 一人旅 means traveling alone (a trip); learners sometimes confuse the two 一人〜 compounds.

Built from

一人ひとり+旅たび

Written forms

一人ひとり旅たびUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
ひとり旅たびUsage14%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used for readability or emphasis.
独ひとり旅たびUsage5%
Alternative kanji for ひとり, emphasizing solitude; less common than 一人旅.
ひとりたびUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 一人 (ひとり, 'one person, alone') and 旅 (たび, 'journey').