Japanese symbol for “travelogue”
紀行
きこう
Romaji: kikou
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
In Japanese, travelogue is 紀行, read きこう (kikou).
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Meanings
- n traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世紀 | せいき seiki | century |
| 紀元前 | きげんぜん kigenzen | pre-era; BC; BCE |
| 紀元 | きげん kigen | era |
| 風紀 | ふうき fuuki | public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior |
| 綱紀 | こうき kouki | law and order; (official) discipline |
| 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 |
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.