巡礼

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: It is read じゅんれい. 巡 suggests traveling around and 礼 paying reverence, forming a word for a pilgrimage to places of religious significance.
• Basic usage: It describes a religious journey to places such as temples or sacred sites. In the example, the speaker's grandmother sets out to visit old temples.
  • 祖母は古い寺を巡る巡礼の旅に出た。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A visit versus a pilgrimage
  • 参拝 focuses on a reverent visit to a shrine or temple, while 巡礼 focuses on the religious journey.
  • 巡礼者 names a person making that pilgrimage.