行く

• 読み: いく
• ローマ字: iku
• 漢字の分解: 行 (kou/i) — to go, to travel
• 発音: /i.kɯ/

意味

To go; to move towards; to head towards; to leave for a destination.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb with an irregular te-form: 行って (not 行いて). One of the most frequently used verbs in Japanese. Typically paired with the particle に or へ to indicate destination. The auxiliary form ていく expresses motion away from the speaker or a continuing action into the future.

例文

1. 明日学校に行きます。
2. 友達と映画を見に行った。
3. どこに行きたいですか。

使い方ガイド

場面: travel, daily life, directions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 行 originally depicted a crossroads, representing the concept of walking or going along a path.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal