Today we will examine in detail the Kanji 行. This is the 20th most used kanji. Learning it opens doors to various conversations and sentences.
Table of Contents
Reading and Writing - 行
- On: コウ / ギョウ / アン
- Kun: い.ku / ゆ.ku / -ゆ.ki / -ゆき / -い.ki / -いき / おこな.u / おこ.なう
- Meanings: Ir, viagem, Viajar, Conduzir, Gozar (That's right...)
- See the Orders of Strokes below:
Vocabulary
Kun Reading Compounds
- To go - (iku) - To go, Move towards a place. (Let's go, I will, We will)
- 行う - (okonau) - Execute, perform, do or conduct some action;
- Yukue - (yukue) - Location
- How to get there - (yukigata) - Route, process
- Okuyuki - Depth, profundity, deepness
- 行った - (itta) - Went
On Reading Compounds
- Line - (gyou) - Line; verse [of poetry]
- Gyou - (gyou) - Spiritual exercise, rigorous practices
- Line - (kou) - Crossing / Guild
- Action - (koudou) - behavior, conduct, action
- Lewd行为 - (inkou) - Prostitution
- Inkou - (inkou) - Publish, editorial,
- 銀行 - (ginkou) - Bank
- Space Travel - (uchuuryokou) - Space trip
- Blood circulation - (kekkou) - Blood circulation
- Downward - (kakou) Descending
- ..;
Conjugating verb 行 - Go
| Go | Ik - 行 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| The form | itte 行って | ||
| Infinitive | iki 行き | ||
| Tipo | Forma | Positive | Negative |
| present indicative
Common and objective statements |
Simple | iku Go |
ikanai not going |
| Polished | I will go. I will go. |
I won't go. I will not go. |
|
| Presumptive
Probability, belief or intention express intent |
Simple | ikō Let's go. iku darō 行く だろう |
ikanai darō You probably won't go. |
| Polished | let's go Let's go. iku deshō You will go, right? |
ikanai deshō You won't go, right? |
|
| Imperative
To give commands, order. |
Simple | "I'm sorry, but I don't have enough context to provide a translation for 'ike.' Could you please provide more details or a complete sentence?" Go |
iku na Don't go |
| Polished | itte kudasai Please go. |
kudasai ikanai Please don't go. |
|
| Past Indicative
Actions completed in the past or a past perfect |
Simple | "It went" went |
ikanakatta Did not go |
| Polished | I went. I went. |
ikimasen deshita I didn't go. |
|
| Presumptive Past
Likelihood or belief in relation to the past. |
Simple | ittarō itta darō You must have gone. |
ikanakatta darō You probably didn't go. |
| Polished | itta deshō You went, right? |
ikanakatta deshō You didn't go, did you? |
|
| Presente Progressivo
Ações em andamento, contínua, state of being. |
Simple | itte iru 行って いる |
|
| Polished | itte imasu 行って います |
itte imasen 行って いません |
|
| Past Progressive
Ação contínua ada, or state of being. |
Simple | itte ita 行って いた |
|
| Polished | itte imashita 行って いました |
itte imasen deshita 行って いませんでした |
|
| Provisional conditional - eba
Equivalent to "if" (if it's cheap, I buy it) |
Simple | ikeba If you go |
ikanakereba I must go. |
| Polished | ikimaseba Let's go. ikimasureba If I go |
ikimasen nara If you're not going, then. |
|
| Conditional (-Tara form)
Condição e acontecimento, past hypothesis. "if" |
Simple | ittara went |
ikanakattara If I didn't go |
| Polished | "if I go" I went. |
ikimasen deshitara I did not go. |
|
| Potential
Express Capacity Idea |
Simple | ikeru Can go |
ikenai cannot go |
| Polished | ikemasu I can go. |
ikemasen I can't go. |
|
| Causative
Someone made me do something. Do or Can Idea to mean "to leave" or "to allow" |
Simple | ikaseru let (someone) go |
"unacceptable" I won't let you go. |
| Polished | The term "ikasemasu" translates to "to make effective" or "to bring out" in English. I will let you go. |
I cannot do it. I won't let you go. |
|
| ive
It is used when something is done for someone |
Simple | to be angry to go (potential form) |
unable to get angry Cannot go |
| Polished | ikaremasu Can you go? |
I can't help you. I cannot go. |
Examples of sentences
どこに行くのですか？
Where are you going?
Where are we going?
急ぐなら, バス で 行きなさい
Isogu nara, ikinasai basu
If you're in a hurry, take the bus
天気 が いい と, 公園に 行きます
If the weather is good, I will go to the park.
When the weather's nice, we'll go to the park
銀座 へ行って買い物します
Ginza and itte kaimono o shimasu
I go to Ginza for shopping.
行く 代わり に 電話 を しました
I made a phone call instead.
I called instead of going
先週私は彼の姉に会いに行きました。
Last year I went to see his sister.
I went to see your older sister last week.
警察は暴動に対処するため迅速な行動をとった。
The police respond quickly to riots. kōdō the totta.
The police took measures immediate to lidar with the turmoil. (kodo = Action)
ジョージは旅行の費用を計算した。
Jōji wa travel no fee calculated.
George calculated the cost of trip.
買い物に行くよりも、むしろ家にいたい。
I would rather stay at home than go out.
I'd rather stay at home than go shopping.
その会合は先週行われた。
Sono kaigō wa senshū okonawa retail.
The meeting was done last week.
彼女はぜひそこへ行きたいと言った。
She said she definitely wants to go there.
She said she is looking forward to going there.
先生は今、その患者さんの検診を行われています。
The teacher is currently performing the examination of that patient.
Professor, The doctor is seeing that patient.
子どもたちがサーカスの行列を追いかけた。
Kodomo-tachi ga sākasu no gyōretsu or oikaketa.
The children chased the circus parade.
私は行くことにした。
I decided to go.
I decided to go.
歯医者に行ってきたんだ。
I went to the dentist.
I have to go to the dentist
彼はよくその丘へ行ったものだ。
He often went to that hill.
He used to go to the hill often.
私は外国へ行きたくてたまらない。
Watashi wa gaikoku and ikitakute tamaranai.
I'm crazy(looking forward) to go to another foreign country.
私はそこへ行ったことを後悔している。
Watashi wa soko and itta koto o kōkai shite iru.
I regret going there.
体面を保つために行った。
I went to protect the Taimen.
Because of apparitions, I went.
私は駅に行った。
I went to the station.
I went to the station.
That was a short explanation and examples of the kanji 行. If you have any questions, suggestions, or if you found something wrong, please comment.
