What is the difference between 旅する and 旅行する?


**旅{たび}する** and **旅行{りょこう}する** both mean "to travel". What is the difference
between these verbs ?




As you point out, the basic meaning of "to travel" is contained in both words,
but the context in which they would be used is very different.

> **旅する** - to go on a journey, to sojourn

インドを長く **旅している** と、段々心が広くなった。

  * As we **journeyed** through India, our hearts gradually opened up. 

_(probably something you would read in a novel or story)_

> **旅行する** - to take a vacation

来年家族とインドに **旅行する** ことを考えている。

  * I'm thinking of **taking a vacation** to India with my family next year.

_(probably something you would overhear somebody say in real life)_




As you point out, the basic meaning of "to travel" is contained in both words,
but the context in which they would be used is very different.

> **旅する** - to go on a journey, to sojourn

インドを長く **旅している** と、段々心が広くなった。

  * As we **journeyed** through India, our hearts gradually opened up. 

_(probably something you would read in a novel or story)_

> **旅行する** - to take a vacation

来年家族とインドに **旅行する** ことを考えている。

  * I'm thinking of **taking a vacation** to India with my family next year.

_(probably something you would overhear somebody say in real life)_

