Japanese symbol for “tour”
旅行
りょこう
Romaji: ryokou
travel; trip; journey; excursion
In Japanese, tour is 旅行, read りょこう (ryokou).
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, vi, vs travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tour”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 見学 | けんがく kengaku | inspection; study by observation; field trip |
| 巡回 | じゅんかい junkai | going around; patrol; round |
| ツアー | ツアー tsuaa | tour |
| 周遊 | しゅうゆう shuuyuu | (circular) tour; round trip; excursion |
| ツール | ツール tsuuru | tour (e.g. Tour de France) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tour”.
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.