行こう

noun, noun, used as a suffix

going; travelling; journey; trip

Used as a noun or suffix to indicate travel, a journey, or the act of going. Common in compounds like 旅行 (travel) or 行き先 (destination).

• 彼かれは海かい外がい旅りょ行こうに行いくのが好すきだ。

  He likes going on overseas trips.

noun

act; action

Refers to an act or action, often in a formal or literary context. Seen in words like 行為 (act) or 行動 (action).

• 彼かれの行こう為いは許ゆるされない。

  His act is unforgivable.

noun, used as a suffix

bank

Used as a suffix in the names of banks, e.g., 三菱UFJ銀行 (Mitsubishi UFJ Bank).

• 三みつ井い住すみ友とも銀ぎん行こうは日本にほんで大おおきな銀ぎん行こうだ。

  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is a large bank in Japan.

counter

counter for banks

Used to count banks. Rare in everyday conversation.

• この町まちには銀ぎん行こうが三さん行こうある。

  There are three banks in this town.

counter

counter for groups or parties of people

Used to count groups or parties of people, such as tour groups or delegations. Often used in formal or written contexts.

• 一いっ行こうは無ぶ事じに目もく的てき地ちに着ついた。

  The party arrived safely at the destination.

noun

type of classical Chinese verse

Refers to a genre of classical Chinese poetry, typically epic, from the Tang period onward. A specialized literary term.

• 唐とう代だいの詩しには「行こう」という形けい式しきがある。

  In Tang poetry, there is a form called 'xing'.

noun

shopping district (historical)

Historical term for a shopping district where similar merchants gathered, from the Sui and Tang periods.

• 隋ずい唐とう時じ代だいの「行こう」は同どう業ぎょう者しゃの集あつまる商しょう業ぎょう地ち区くを指さした。

  In the Sui and Tang periods, 'hang' referred to a commercial district where merchants of the same trade gathered.

noun

merchants' guild (historical)

Historical term for a merchants' guild in the Tang period.

• 唐とう代だいの「行こう」は商しょう人にんの組くみ合あいとしても機き能のうした。

  In the Tang dynasty, 'hang' also functioned as a merchants' guild.