旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃ

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Common word

Meanings

noun

travel agency; travel agent

Refers to a business that arranges travel, sells tickets, and plans trips. Can mean the company itself or a person working there, though 旅行代理店 is more precise for the office.

旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃでパッケージツアーを予よ約やくした。
I booked a package tour at a travel agency.
彼かれは旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃに勤つとめている。
He works for a travel agency.

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Usage patterns

旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃでツアーを予よ約やくするto book a tour through a travel agency
旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃでハワイ旅りょ行こうのツアーを予よ約やくした。
I booked a Hawaii tour through a travel agency.
旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃに申もうし込こむto apply/register with a travel agency
彼かれは海かい外がい旅りょ行こうのプランを旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃに申もうし込こんだ。
He signed up for an overseas trip plan with a travel agency.
旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃを通とおすto go through a travel agency (as an intermediary)
旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃを通とおしてホテルを手て配はいした。
I arranged the hotel through a travel agency.
旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃに勤つとめるto work at a travel agency
姉あねは旅りょ行こう会がい社しゃに勤つとめている。
My older sister works at a travel agency.

Kanji

旅trip, travel
行going, journey, carry out
会meeting, meet, party
社company, firm, office

Related words

旅りょ行こう代だい理り店てん
旅行会社 is the general word for a travel company or agency, while 旅行代理店 more precisely names the physical office or agency that arranges bookings.
旅りょ行こう社しゃN4
旅行会社 and 旅行社 both mean 'travel agency', but 旅行会社 is the more common everyday term while 旅行社 sounds slightly more formal and often appears in company names.

Don't confuse with

旅りょ行こう者しゃ
旅行会社 is the business that arranges trips, while 旅行者 is the person who is traveling; the shared 旅行 prefix can cause learners to mix them up.

Counted with

社しゃ
旅行会社 is counted with 社, the standard counter for companies.

Built from

旅りょ行こう+会かい社しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 旅行 (travel) and 会社 (company).