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Kotomora

行

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

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 2FrequencyTop 100Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ
  • ギョウ
  • アン

Kun'yomi

  • 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

Meaning

行 centers on movement along a path: going, journeying, or carrying out an action. The line/row/bank senses extend this idea to things arranged along a course.

Most common words using 行

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  • 行くいく
    N5

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

  • 行うおこなう
    N4

    to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

  • 行動こうどう
    N3

    action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

  • 銀行ぎんこう
    N5

    bank; banking institution

  • 行為こうい
    N2

    act; deed; conduct

  • 旅行りょこう
    N4

    travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

  • 実行じっこう
    N3

    execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; action; implementation; fulfillment; realization

  • 行ぎょう
    N1

    line (of text); row; verse

  • 発行はっこう
    N3

    publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue

  • 行政ぎょうせい
    N1

    executive; government

  • 進行しんこう
    N1

    moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement

  • 流行りゅうこう
    N3

    fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity

  • 移行いこう
    N1

    transition; changeover; switchover; shift

  • 飛行ひこう
    N3

    flight; flying; aviation

  • 飛行機ひこうき
    N5

    airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

  • 先行せんこう
    N1

    going ahead; going first

  • 走行そうこう
    N1

    running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling

  • 行方ゆくえ
    N2

    (one's) whereabouts

  • 執行しっこう
    N1

    execution; carrying out; performance; enforcement; exercise; service; conduct

  • 代行だいこう
    N1

    acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

  • 修行しゅぎょう
    N1

    training; practice; discipline; study

  • 流行るはやる
    N3

    to be popular; to come into fashion

  • 同行どうこう

    accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together

  • 現行げんこう
    N1

    present; current; in operation

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Etymology

行 is a pictograph of a crossroads or intersection, representing movement and paths. The modern form preserves the left and right halves as 彳 and 亍, which together suggest stepping or going.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 彳 looks like a step, and the right side 亍 looks like another step. Together they form a path: going, journeying, or carrying out an action along a line.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a long line of people going on a journey, all carrying a single コウ (こう, incense stick) to mark the path: こう -> コウ.