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一行 (いっこう, ikkou) Japanese meaning: party | Kotomora

一いっ行こう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

party; group; company

Refers to a group of people traveling, visiting, or acting together. Often follows a representative person's title or name, as in 首相一行 or 山田さん一行.

首しゅ相しょう一いっ行こうは午

ご

前ぜん

中ちゅう

に

空くう

港こう

へ

到とう

着ちゃく

し

た

。

The prime minister's party arrived at the airport in the morning.

ガイドは一いっ行こうを寺てらの中なかへ案あん内ないした。

The guide led the group into the temple.

2

one act; one action; one deed

Rare or literary noun use for a single act or deed; in modern everyday Japanese, 行為 or 行い is usually clearer.

古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「一いっ行こう」が一ひとつの行おこないを指さすことがある。
In older writing, 一行 can refer to a single deed.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉一いっ行こうso-and-so's party/group (e.g. the prime minister's entourage)
首しゅ相しょう一いっ行こうが空くう港こうに到とう着ちゃくした。
The prime minister's party arrived at the airport.
一いっ行こうに加くわわるto join a group/party
彼かれは途と中ちゅうで一いっ行こうに加くわわった。
He joined the group partway through.
一いっ行こうを率ひきいるto lead a group/party
ガイドが一いっ行こうを率ひきいて山やまを登のぼった。
The guide led the group up the mountain.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
行going, journey, carry out

Related words

一いち団だん sense 1
一団 emphasizes people gathered together as a single unified body, while 一行 more specifically suggests a party that is traveling or visiting somewhere.
行こう為いN2sense 2
行為 is the ordinary modern word for an act or deed, while 一行 in this sense is a rare, literary way of saying 'one deed.'
団だん体たいN3sense 1
団体 refers to an organized, often institutional group, whereas 一行 usually describes a temporary party of people moving or acting together for one occasion.
パーティーN5
一行 is a native Japanese word for a group of people traveling or acting together, whereas パーティー in this sense is often used specifically for adventuring, climbing, or gaming parties.

Don't confuse with

一いち行ぎょう
一行 read as いっこう means a traveling party or group, but the same kanji read as いちぎょう means a single line of text; learners must rely on context or reading to tell them apart.
一いっ校こう
一行 (いっこう) means a group or party of people traveling together, and is pronounced exactly like 一校 (いっこう) 'one school,' so listeners must rely on context.

Counted with

人にん
Use 〜人 to count the people in a group traveling or acting together (一行).

Word family

一いち言げん一いっ行こう
every word and deed; each and every word and action

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 一, 'one,' and 行, which can relate to going, conduct, or action. The group sense can be understood as people going together; the deed sense reflects 行 as conduct or action.