Journey

"Journey" by Nao

tabi, tabi-suru, ryo

The noun “tabi” means journey. The word “tabi” sounds classical and sentimental. Ryokō is a more general term for traveling than tabi. A travel agency is called “ryokō gaisha.” Gaisha is a voiced sound of kaisha, meaning a company.

We learn a lot of things when we travel. A Japanese proverb says, “tabi wa nasake, hito wa kokoro.” It means that through traveling you find people are kind and you learn your journey is controlled by your attitude or varies depending on how you think about every meeting and experience. Likewise your life.

The particle “wa” is sometimes used to imply some philosophy like this phrase.  It is almost equivalent to the English “be.”

So, the above phrase originally means that journey is mercy; a human being is his or her way of thinking.

What would you do with “tabi” ? For example, you begin a journey (tabi ni deru) and you have a journey (tabi wo suru).

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First, draw the left-hand side of the character.

1. Draw the dot.
2. Draw the horizontal stroke.
3. Draw the hook with the upward turn.
4. Draw the sweeping stroke.
5. Begin to draw the right-hand side of the character. Draw the sweeping stroke from the top.
6. Draw the horizontal stroke.
7. Draw the sweeping stroke.
8. Draw the vertical stroke.
9. Draw the small sweeping dot.
10. Draw the sweeping dot heading toward the lower right corner of the character.