500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty)
Historical term for a military unit of 500 soldiers in the Zhou dynasty Chinese army. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
In the Zhou military system, one 旅 consisted of 500 soldiers.
brigade
passenger; traveler; tourist
travel expenses; travel costs
passport
itinerary; travel plans · journey; distance of a trip
traveler's mood; feelings evoked by travel
school trip; field trip; excursion
hotel; inn
message from a traveler; letter from a journey
traveling luggage; baggage; traveler's kit
travellers' inn; stage inn
inn; hotel
loneliness on a journey; travel melancholy
lodging while traveling; inn; hotel
inn; lodging house
travel clothes; travel outfit
The character 旅 originally meant 'troops' or 'brigade' in ancient Chinese military organization. The reading りょ is the on'yomi. The historical derivation of this specific unit size is uncertain.