巡礼の旅

• 読み: じゅんれいのたび
• ローマ字: junrei no tabi
• 漢字の分解: 巡 (jun) — patrol, tour, go around; 礼 (rei) — worship, rite, courtesy; 旅 (tabi) — journey, travel, trip
• 発音: /dʑɯɴ.ɾe.i.no.ta.bi/

意味

Religious pilgrimage; pilgrim's journey. A journey undertaken for religious or spiritual purposes.

A noun phrase composed of 巡礼 (junrei, pilgrimage/pilgrim) + の (possessive particle) + 旅 (tabi, journey/trip). Refers to a journey to sacred places for religious devotion. In Japan, famous pilgrimages include the 四国八十八箇所 (Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage) and 熊野古道 (Kumano Kodou pilgrimage route). Also used for non-Japanese pilgrimages such as the Camino de Santiago. Can be used figuratively for any meaningful journey of self-discovery.

例文

1. 退職後、四国への巡礼の旅に出かけた。
2. 巡礼の旅を通じて人生を見つめ直した。
3. 毎年多くの人が聖地への巡礼の旅に出る。

使い方ガイド

場面: religion, travel, spirituality

トーン: reverent

起源と歴史

Compound of Sino-Japanese 巡礼 (junrei — from 巡, tour/patrol + 礼, worship/rite) + Japanese の (no, possessive) + 旅 (tabi, journey). Literally 'journey of worshipful pilgrimage.'

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal