Japanese Word of the Day
行く
I-ku • verb (u-verb) — 8th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to go; to move from one place to another
Examples
- 明日、東京へ行きます。
(I will go to Tokyo tomorrow.) - 彼はもう学校に行った。
(He already went to school.) - そこに行ってみよう。
(Let's try going there.)
Synonyms
- 向かう
- 出かける
- 赴く
Used for physical movement (to go somewhere). It commonly appears with the particles に or へ (東京に/東京へ行く). Frequently used in set phrases like 行ってきます (I'll go and come back) and 行ってらっしゃい (see you, take care). Conjugates as an u-verb (行きます, 行った, 行って). Synonyms differ in nuance: 出かける means to go out, 向かう emphasizes heading toward a direction.
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