旅|たびtabi[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nountravel; trip; journey
   以前いぜんは、人々ひとびとは歩あるいて旅たびをしたものだった。↗

   People used to travel on foot.

• SynonymトラベルNeutralLoanword for travel; unlike 「旅」, it appears mostly in compounds such as 「トラベルガイド」.
• SynonymトリップNeutralLoanword for a short trip; also a drug-induced trip or entering another world in fantasy fiction.
• Synonym旅行りょこうNeutralThe plain, practical word for travel, as in 「海外旅行」「出張旅行」; 「旅」 carries a more lyrical, emotional color.
• SynonymジャーニーNeutralLoanword for a long journey, used mostly in titles and metaphorical expressions.
• Related渡航とこうWrittenWritten/formal word for crossing the sea by ship or plane, common in procedures and official documents such as 「渡航手続き」.
• Related旅するたびするNeutralSuru verb meaning to travel, with a literary, lyrical flavor.
• Antonym定住ていじゅうWrittenWritten/formal word for settling in one place, the opposite of 「旅」 with its sense of drifting from place to place.

Use 「旅」 for a journey or trip when you want a lyrical, emotional tone; for ordinary travel say 「旅行」. For crossing the sea use 「渡航」, and for a short outing 「トリップ」.

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1. （たび）普段ふだん居住きょじゅうするところから、遠距離えんきょりに移動いどうし起居ききょすること、又またはそのための移動いどう。