長なが旅たび

also: ちょうりょ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

long journey; long trip

Refers to a journey that covers a great distance or takes a long time. Neutral register, used in both literal and figurative contexts.

長なが旅たびの疲つかれが出でた。
The fatigue from the long journey set in.
彼かれは長なが旅たびを終おえて帰き国こくした。
He returned home after finishing his long trip.

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Kanji

長long, leader, superior
旅trip, travel

Related words

旅りょ行こう
旅行 is a general term for travel or a trip, while 長旅 specifically emphasizes the length or duration of the journey.
遠とお出で
遠出 refers to going out to a distant place, often for a day trip or short excursion, whereas 長旅 implies a longer, more extended journey.

Built from

長なが+旅たび

Written forms

長旅Usage100%
- ながたび
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ながたび.
- ちょうりょ
  out-dated reading
ちょうりょ
out-dated reading
Obsolete reading; included for reference but not used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Compound of 長 (long) and 旅 (journey). The reading ながたび is the standard kun'yomi-based reading; ちょうりょ is an obsolete on'yomi reading.