旅たび心ごころ

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Meanings

noun

desire to travel; wanderlust

A somewhat literary or poetic term for the feeling of wanting to go on a journey.

春はるになると旅たび心ごころがうずく。
When spring comes, I get the urge to travel.
彼かれの話はなしを聞きいて、すっかり旅たび心ごころをそそられた。
Hearing his story really stirred up my desire to travel.

Kanji

旅trip, travel
心heart, mind, spirit

Related words

旅りょ行こう
旅行 is the common word for 'travel' or 'trip'. 旅心 refers specifically to the inner feeling or desire to travel, not the act itself.
旅りょ情じょう
旅情 is the emotional atmosphere or sentiment felt during a journey, whereas 旅心 is the longing or urge to set out on one.

Built from

旅たび+心こころ

Written forms

旅たび心ごころUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
たび心ごころ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 旅 (tabi, 'journey') and 心 (kokoro, 'heart, mind'), with rendaku voicing of こころ to ごころ. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the word has been used in classical and literary Japanese to express the inner desire to travel.