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成り行き (なりゆき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
course of events ; development ; outcome
Refers to the natural flow or unfolding of events, often without deliberate control. Common in phrases like 成り行きに任せる (leave to chance) or 成り行きを見守る (watch how things go).
成な
り
行ゆ
き
に
任まか
せ
て
、
計けい
画かく
は
立た
て
なかっ
た
。
I left it to chance and didn't make a plan.
2
noun
market order ; order without limit
abbreviation finance
Finance term, abbreviation of 成り行き注文. An order to buy or sell at the current market price without setting a limit.
See also: 成り行き注文
Written forms 成な り 行ゆ き Usage 54%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency and priority.
なりゆき Usage 26%
Kana spelling used when the kanji is avoided or for clarity.
成なり 行ゆき Usage 9%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely used in modern writing.
成な りゆき Usage 6%
成なり 行ゆ き Usage 6%
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but still encountered.
Kanji 行 going, journey, carry out Similar words 展てん 開かい 展開 emphasizes a more structured or dramatic unfolding of events, while 成り行き implies a natural, uncontrolled progression.
結けっ 果か 結果 focuses on the final result, whereas 成り行き includes the process leading to that result.
Etymology Compound of the continuative form of 成る (なる, 'to become') and 行き (ゆき, 'going'), literally 'becoming-going', referring to the way things naturally proceed.
