journey

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 旅 has 10 strokes; the word 旅 is read たび, and 旅行 is read りょこう.
• Basic usage: 旅 and 旅行 both denote travel or a journey, though the forms used with them can differ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Setting out and taking a trip
  • 旅に出たい means wanting to set out on a journey. 旅で出会った人々 focuses on people met during a journey, so 旅 denotes the journey rather than a traveler.
  • 温泉へ旅行した means traveling to a hot spring. 旅行した describes an action, while 次の旅行 refers to the trip itself as a noun.