旅立つ|たびだつtabidatsu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto begin a trip; to depart; to embark
- godan verb, intransitive verbto die; to pass away; to depart this life
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 旅立つ（たびだつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 旅立ちます（たびだちます） |
| Negative (nai) | 旅立たない（たびだたない） |
| polite (masen) | 旅立ちません（たびだちません） |
| classical zu / nu | 旅立たず・旅立たぬ（たびだたず・たびだたぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 旅立った（たびだった） |
| polite (mashita) | 旅立ちました（たびだちました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 旅立たなかった（たびだたなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 旅立ちませんでした（たびだちませんでした） |
| Te form | 旅立って（たびだって） |
| Potential | 旅立てる（たびだてる） |
| Passive | 旅立たれる（たびだたれる） |
| Causative | 旅立たせる（たびだたせる） |
| Causative passive | 旅立たせられる・旅立たされる（たびだたせられる・たびだたされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 旅立てば（たびだてば） |
| tara | 旅立ったら（たびだったら） |
| Volitional | 旅立とう（たびだとう） |
| polite (mashou) | 旅立ちましょう（たびだちましょう） |
| Imperative | 旅立て（たびだて） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym亡くなるなくなるNeutralThe everyday polite way to say someone died and the most common choice; 「旅立つ」 in its death sense is more euphemistic and literary.
- RelatedいくNeutralThe everyday word for going somewhere; it lacks the solemn, ceremonial feel of setting out on a journey that 「旅立つ」 carries.
- Relatedこの世を去るこのよをさるNeutralAn idiom for leaving this world; a euphemism for dying, but more direct than 「旅立つ」 in its death sense.
- Related世を去るよをさるWrittenA written-style idiom for passing away; it can also mean entering the priesthood or withdrawing from the world.
- Related逝くいくWrittenA written, elegant word for passing away; it carries a mournful tone suited to expressing condolences.
- Antonym帰るかえるNeutralTo go or come home; the opposite of 「旅立つ」, which is about setting out on a journey.
- Antonym戻るもどるNeutralTo go back to where one was; it stands opposite 「旅立つ」's sense of setting out or departing.
Use 「旅立つ」 for setting out on a journey or departing, as in 「新天地へ旅立つ」, and euphemistically for death, as in 「天国へ旅立つ」. For everyday going, say 「行く」; for death, the polite everyday choice is 「亡くなる」. The opposites are 「帰る」 and 「戻る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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