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旅立つ (たびだつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

旅たび立だつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

set off on a journey; depart

Used for starting a trip or journey, often with a sense of purpose or a new chapter. Can be literal travel or a figurative new beginning.

彼かれは新あたらしい人じん生せいを求もとめて故こ郷きょうを旅たび立だった。
He left his hometown to seek a new life.
明日あした、ヨーロッパへ

旅たび

立だ

ち

ます

。

I'm setting off for Europe tomorrow.

2

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

pass away; depart this life

Euphemistic or literary expression for dying, likening death to a journey. Less direct than 死ぬ.

祖そ父ふは安やすらかに旅たび立だった。
My grandfather passed away peacefully.

Written forms

旅たび立だつUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
旅たびだつUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard written variant.
たびだつUsage1%

Kanji

旅trip, travel
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

出しゅっ発ぱつ
出発 is a general noun/verb for departure, while 旅立つ specifically implies setting off on a journey, often with emotional or life-changing connotations.
死しぬ
死ぬ is the direct, neutral word for 'to die'. 旅立つ is a softer, figurative alternative used in literary or euphemistic contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 旅 (tabi, 'journey') and 立つ (tatsu, 'to stand up, depart'). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'to set out on a journey'. The euphemistic sense for death is a metaphorical extension.