行いき届とどく

also: ゆきとどく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

be thorough; be attentive; be scrupulous

Describes careful, complete attention to detail, often in service or preparation. Implies nothing is overlooked.

彼かれのサービスは行いき届とどいている。
His service is thorough and attentive.
準じゅん備びが行いき届とどいて

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て

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何なん

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問もん

題だい

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なかっ

た

。

The preparations were meticulous, and there were no problems at all.

Written forms

行き届くUsage84%
- いきとどく
  Standard kanji spelling with high priority.
- ゆきとどく
行いきとどくUsage6%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-mixed form; not a standard spelling.
ゆきとどくUsage6%
いきとどくUsage2%
行届くUsage1%
- いきとどく
  Less common variant without the okurigana き.
- ゆきとどく
ゆき届とどく
Alternate reading ゆきとどく, less common than いきとどく.

Kanji

行going, journey, carry out
届deliver, reach, arrive

Similar words

注ちゅう意い深ぶかい
注意深い means 'careful' or 'cautious' as an adjective describing a person's nature, while 行き届く focuses on the state of being thoroughly done or attended to.
徹てっ底てい的てき
徹底的 is a na-adjective meaning 'thorough' or 'exhaustive', often used for actions or investigations, whereas 行き届く implies a more natural, attentive completeness.

Etymology

Compound of 行き (continuative form of 行く 'to go') + 届く 'to reach'. Literally 'to go and reach', it came to mean that attention or care extends to every detail.