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行く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 行く.

Dictionary

Entry

行く往くFreq #44
1

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for)

Examples
お母さん、泳ぎに行ってもいい?
Can I go swimming, Mother?
2

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb

to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)

Examples
探検家が山中の道なき道を行った
The explorer pushed his way through the trackless mountain region.
3

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb

to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along

Examples
あなたのおかげで仕事がうまく行きました
Thanks to you, the job went well.
4

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb; Oft. as で〜

to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try

5

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb

to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by

6

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb

to stream; to flow

7

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb; Usu. written as 逝く

to die; to pass away

8

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb

to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...)

9

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb

to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive

10

Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary verb; Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; After the -te form of a verb; い sometimes omitted in casual speech

to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

Examples
その音はだんだん小さくなっていった
The sound grew fainter and fainter.
11

Word usually written using kana alone; Colloquial; Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb; Oft. written as イク

to have an orgasm; to come; to cum

12

Word usually written using kana alone; Slang; Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class; Intransitive verb

to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

6 strokesFrequency 20JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コウギョウアン

Kun

い.くゆ.く-ゆ.き-ゆき-い.き-いきおこな.うおこ.なう

Nanori

いくなみなめみちゆきゆく

journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly

8 strokesFrequency 1,421JLPT N1Grade 5

On

オウ

Kun

い.くいにしえさき.にゆ.く

Nanori

みち

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