邁
go, excel
Readings
On'yomi
- マイ
- バイ
Kun'yomi
- ゆ.く
Nanori
- すすむ
Meaning
邁 centers on moving forward with purpose: going ahead, advancing, or excelling by pushing beyond ordinary limits.
Most common words using 邁
- 邁進まいしん
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
- 高邁こうまい
noble; lofty; high-minded
- 勇往邁進ゆうおうまいしん
dash and go; pushing forward
- 勇邁ゆうまい
heroic; courageous
- 天資英邁てんしえいまい
highly gifted
- 直往邁進ちょくおうまいしん
push boldly forward
- 英邁えいまい
wise and great
- 豪邁ごうまい
intrepidity; indomitableness
- 超邁ちょうまい
excellence; superiority; preeminence
Study
Etymology
邁 combines the movement radical 辶 with 萬, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest a large number or distance, together conveying the idea of going far or excelling.
Meaning mnemonic
The movement radical 辶 wraps around 萬 (ten thousand). Imagine striding forward ten thousand steps, going far and excelling with each step.
Reading mnemonic
For マイ, picture a mighty (マイ) traveler striding ten thousand miles: mighty -> マイ, and the traveler excels at going the distance.