Japanese symbol for “travels”
遍歴
へんれき
Romaji: henreki
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
In Japanese, travels is 遍歴, read へんれき (henreki).
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 travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
- n, vi, vs (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “travels”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道中 | どうちゅう douchuu | journey; trip; travels |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 普遍 | ふへん fuhen | universal; general; ubiquitous |
| 一遍 | いっぺん ippen | once; one time |
| 遍路 | へんろ henro | pilgrimage |
| 満遍なく | まんべんなく manbennaku | equally; thoroughly; all over |
| 遍在 | へんざい henzai | omnipresence; ubiquity |
| 歴史 | れきし rekishi | history |
| 経歴 | けいれき keireki | personal history; background; career |
| 学歴 | がくれき gakureki | academic background; academic credentials; academic record |
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.