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同行 (どうこう, doukou) Japanese meaning: accompanying | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 同行する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 同どう 行こう する 同どう 行こう しない Polite 同どう 行こう します 同どう 行こう しません Past polite 同どう 行こう しました 同どう 行こう しませんでした Past 同どう 行こう した 同どう 行こう しなかった Te-form 同どう 行こう して 同どう 行こう しないで Desire 同どう 行こう したい 同どう 行こう したくない Potential 同どう 行こう できる 同どう 行こう できない Passive 同どう 行こう される 同どう 行こう されない Causative 同どう 行こう させる 同どう 行こう させない Causative passive 同どう 行こう させられる 同どう 行こう させられない Volitional 同どう 行こう しよう Polite volitional 同どう 行こう しましょう Imperative 同どう 行こう しろ 同どう 行こう するな Conditional 同どう 行こう すれば 同どう 行こう しなければ Tara conditional 同どう 行こう したら 同どう 行こう しなかったら
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部ぶ
長ちょう
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同どう
行こう
する
予よ
定てい
です
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The department head is also planning to accompany us to tomorrow's meeting.
He went abroad, accompanied by his family.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 同どう 行こう する to accompany someone (often used when escorting or being escorted, e.g. by police)
He was asked by the police to accompany them.
同どう 行こう の 〈 物もの 〉 the said bank's (something), used in formal documents to refer back to a previously mentioned bank
Please transfer the funds to the said bank's account.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 同どう 行こう する to travel or go somewhere together with someone
I traveled together with a colleague on a business trip.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out Related words· 9 同伴 also means accompanying someone, but often implies a social or personal context (e.g., going to a party together), while 同行 is more neutral or business-like.
随行 is used specifically for accompanying a superior or dignitary as an attendant or escort, while 同行 simply means going together with someone in a neutral, everyday or business sense.
同行する is a more formal, neutral word for going along with someone, while 付き添う implies staying by someone to help or look after them.
同行する is a formal, neutral word for accompanying someone somewhere, while 付き合う in this sense adds a nuance of going along with someone's wishes or plans out of courtesy.
Show 5 more 同行 is the general word for accompanying someone anywhere, while 添乗 is specific to a professional tour conductor escorting a group.
同行 is a neutral, formal word for traveling or going along together, whereas お供 implies a subordinate or service role accompanying someone of higher status.
同船 emphasizes sharing the same ship, whereas 同行 simply means accompanying someone on a trip regardless of the mode of transport.
同行 means accompanying someone in a broader sense (not necessarily by vehicle), while 同乗 specifically refers to riding together in the same car, taxi, or train.
Don't confuse with 同好 (same reading as 同行) means sharing the same interest or hobby, as in 同好会, and is unrelated to the idea of physically going somewhere together expressed by 同行.
同行 means to accompany someone or travel together, and though it shares the exact same reading as 動向, the two words have completely unrelated meanings.
Etymology Compound of 同 (same, together) and 行 (go, travel). The 'same bank' sense is a specialized abbreviation of 同じ銀行.
同行 is often used as a softer, more neutral term for someone accompanying police voluntarily, whereas 連行 implies the person is being taken against their will.
