旅人 (たびびと, tabibito) Japanese meaning: traveler | Kotomora旅人
also: りょじん · たびと · たひと
A traveler asked me for directions.
Many travelers visit this town.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が旅人をもてなすfor someone to warmly host/welcome a traveler
The villagers warmly welcomed the tired traveler.
旅人が道に迷うfor a traveler to lose their way
The traveler got lost in an unfamiliar land.
旅人に道を尋ねられるto be asked for directions by a traveler
I was asked for directions by a traveler in front of the station.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
たび人
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
