旅路|たびじtabiji[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounjourney; route of a journey
   私は今いままさに最後さいごの旅路たびじにつき、暗黒あんこくへと一大いちだい飛躍ひやくしようとしている。↗

   I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.

• Synonym旅程りょていNeutralPractical word for an itinerary or travel plans, as in 「旅程を組む」; 「旅路」 is literary and evokes the journey itself.
• SynonymルートNeutralLoanword for a route or channel, as in 「販売ルート」; practical and matter-of-fact rather than literary.
• Synonym進路しんろNeutralThe direction one advances in, also one's course after graduation, as in 「進路相談」.
• Synonym通路つうろNeutralA passage or aisle, as in 「通路側の席」; centers on the space for moving through.
• Synonym行路こうろWrittenWritten/formal prose for the road one travels, also a metaphor for life's path; close in feel to 「旅路」.
• Synonym道途どうとWrittenWritten/formal word for a road or route, now rarely used; say 「道」 instead in ordinary contexts.
• RelatedコースNeutralLoanword for a route or course, as in 「観光コース」; it carries none of 「旅路」's poetic flavor.
• RelatedルートNeutralLoanword for a route or channel, as in 「販売ルート」; practical and matter-of-fact rather than literary.
• Related道みちNeutralThe most general word for a road or way; 「旅路」 refers specifically to the route of a journey.
• Related経路けいろNeutralA path or route taken, as in 「感染経路」; favors objective description over the sense of journeying in 「旅路」.
• Related道のりみちのりNeutralThe distance covered on a route, also used figuratively for a process, as in 「長い道のり」.
• Related通り道とおりみちNeutralEveryday word for a road one passes through, as in 「学校への通り道」.
• Related道路どうろNeutralRoads and highways; common in daily use and centered on the road itself rather than the journey.
• Related路線ろせんNeutralBus, rail and other transit lines; also a policy or course taken by a group or organization.
• Related道筋みちすじNeutralA path or route, also the line of reasoning in an argument, as in 「論理の道筋」.
• Related途とNeutralSame word as the 「道」 entry above; 「途」 and 「路」 are only alternative written forms, not separate synonyms.
• Related道順みちじゅんNeutralThe way to get to a destination, as in 「道順を教える」.
• Related順路じゅんろNeutralA fixed or prescribed route, such as the 「順路」 signs followed around a museum.
• RelatedロードNeutralLoanword for a road, used mostly in compounds like 「ロードマップ」.
• Related通い路かよいじNeutralThe road traveled daily, such as to school or work; carries a nostalgic feel.

For travel schedules use 「旅程」; for routes, 「ルート」 or 「コース」. 「旅路」 is the literary choice for the journey itself or a journey through life, as in 「長い旅路」 and 「人生の旅路」.

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1. 旅たびする道筋みちすじ。道中どうちゅう。