行脚

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: This word describes traveling from place to place and is read as a unit, あんぎゃ.
• Basic usage: It is used for a monk's travels for spiritual training and for an author touring port towns for research.
  • 僧は修行のため各地を行脚した。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Purposeful travel from place to place
  • 行脚 emphasizes a journey involving visits to many places. It has a more literary tone than 旅行 and suits purposes such as spiritual training or research in the examples.