Japanese symbol for “journey”
旅
たび
Romaji: tabi
travel; trip; journey
In Japanese, journey is 旅, read たび (tabi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n travel; trip; journey
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “journey”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旅行 | りょこう ryokou | travel; trip; journey |
| 行程 | こうてい koutei | journey; course; distance |
| 道中 | どうちゅう douchuu | journey; trip; travels |
| 道 | みち michi | distance; journey |
| 旅路 | たびじ tabiji | journey; route of a journey |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旅行 | りょこう ryokou | travel; trip; journey |
| 旅館 | りょかん ryokan | ryokan; traditional Japanese inn |
| 修学旅行 | しゅうがくりょこう shuugakuryokou | excursion; field trip; school trip |
| 旅客 | りょかく ryokaku | passenger |
| 旅客機 | りょかくき ryokakuki | passenger plane |
| 旅人 | たびびと tabibito | traveller; traveler; wayfarer |
See also: Chinese symbol for “journey”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.