Japanese

たびだつ
Meaning: to set off on a journey; to depart; to pass away (metaphorical)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 旅立つ 旅立たない
Polite 旅立ちます 旅立ちません
Past 旅立った 旅立たなかった
Polite + Past 旅立ちました 旅立ちませんでした
Te-form 旅立って 旅立たなくて
Potential 旅立てる 旅立てない
Passive 旅立たれる 旅立たれない
Causative 旅立たせる 旅立たせない
Causative + Passive 旅立たされる 旅立たされない
Imperative 旅立て 旅立つな

Handwriting

旅
立
つ

Example sentences

He left his hometown to make his dreams come true.
彼女は学びの園を去り、新しい世界へ旅立った。
She left the garden of learning and set out for a new world.
彼は新天地を求めて旅立った
He went abroad in search of a new world.
その昔、人々は海を越えて遠つ国へと旅立った。
Long ago, people crossed the sea and set off for distant lands.
彼は勅命を受けて、遠くの地へ旅立った
He received an imperial order and set off for a distant land.
その使者は天子の命を受けて旅立った
The messenger departed upon receiving the Emperor's command.
彼は釈迦の教えを求めてインドへ旅立った。
He set out for India in search of the teachings of Shaka.
若者たちは将来への大志を抱いて、異国の地へ旅立った。
The young people set off for a foreign land with great ambitions for the future.
彼は宣教のために遠い異国へと旅立った。
He set off for a distant foreign land for missionary work.
祖父は臨終正念の心で安らかに旅立った
My grandfather departed peacefully, with a calm and pious mind.

Usage Notes

Means starting a trip or embarking on a new stage of life. It is also used as a polite or poetic way to say someone has passed away.

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