道中(どうちゅう)

どうちゅう
noun
during a journey; on the way; travels
1. during a journey; on the way; travels
The time or experience during a trip or journey. Can refer to the journey itself or events that happen along the way.
道中(どうちゅう)お気(き)をつけて。
Take care on your journey.
道中(どうちゅう)で面白(おもしろ)い店(みせ)を見(み)つけた。
I found an interesting shop along the way.
長(なが)い道中(どうちゅう)だったが、無事(ぶじ)に目的地(もくてきち)に着(つ)くことができた。
It was a long journey, but we managed to arrive safely at our destination.

A compound of 道(みち) (road) and 中(ちゅう) (during, in the middle of). Historically associated with travel along the main highways of Edo-period Japan, as in 東海道中(とうかいどうちゅう) (journey along the Tokaido road).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 道中(どうちゅう)お気(き)をつけて (take care on your journey — a standard farewell)
  • 道中(どうちゅう)で (during the journey, on the way)
  • 珍(ちん)道中(どうちゅう) (comic journey, misadventure trip)
  • 道中(どうちゅう)記(き) (travel journal)

The expression 道中(どうちゅう)お気(き)をつけて is a polite way to wish someone a safe trip. The word has a slightly literary or traditional feel compared to 途中(とちゅう) (on the way), which is more neutral and everyday.

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