📌Meaning
旅行（りょこう） means “travel” or “trip” in Japanese.
It’s commonly used when talking about going somewhere for fun, vacation, or exploring.
🔊Pronunciation
りょこう（ryokou)
👉ryo (like “ryo” in “ryokan”) + kou (long “o” sound)
✍️Kanji Breakdown
- 旅（りょ・たび）= Journey, trip
- 行（こう・いく）= To go
Together, they literally mean:
“to go on a journey”
🧠How It’s Used
You’ll usually see 旅行 used with:
- する（to do) → 旅行する = to travel
- に行く（にいく）（to go) → 旅行に行く = to go on a trip
💭Example Sentence
来月、日本に旅行します。
(raigetsu, nihon ni ryokoushimasu.)
👉”Next month, I’m going on a trip to Japan.”
💡Try It Yourself
How would you say:
👉 “I want to travel to Japan.”
(Hint: 日本＋旅行＋したい）👀
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