敢かん行こう

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敢行する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	敢かん行こうする	敢かん行こうしない
Polite	敢かん行こうします	敢かん行こうしません
Past polite	敢かん行こうしました	敢かん行こうしませんでした
Past	敢かん行こうした	敢かん行こうしなかった
Te-form	敢かん行こうして	敢かん行こうしないで
Desire	敢かん行こうしたい	敢かん行こうしたくない
Potential	敢かん行こうできる	敢かん行こうできない
Passive	敢かん行こうされる	敢かん行こうされない
Causative	敢かん行こうさせる	敢かん行こうさせない
Causative passive	敢かん行こうさせられる	敢かん行こうさせられない
Volitional	敢かん行こうしよう
Polite volitional	敢かん行こうしましょう
Imperative	敢かん行こうしろ	敢かん行こうするな
Conditional	敢かん行こうすれば	敢かん行こうしなければ
Tara conditional	敢かん行こうしたら	敢かん行こうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

decisive action; going through with; carrying out boldly

Used for resolutely carrying out a plan or action, often despite difficulty, risk, or opposition. Common in news and formal contexts.

政せい府ふは増ぞう税ぜいを敢かん行こうした。
The government carried out the tax increase decisively.
悪あく天てん候こうの中なか、救きゅう助じょ隊たいは出しゅつ動どうを敢かん行こうした。
The rescue team went through with the dispatch despite the bad weather.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を敢かん行こうするto boldly carry out something despite difficulty or risk
悪あく天てん候こうの中なか、登と山ざん隊たいは登とう頂ちょうを敢かん行こうした。
Despite the bad weather, the climbing team went ahead with the ascent.
反はん対たいを押おして〈事こと〉を敢かん行こうするto carry out something boldly despite opposition
会かい社しゃは住じゅう民みんの反はん対たいを押おして工こう事じを敢かん行こうした。
The company pushed ahead with the construction despite residents' opposition.

Kanji

敢daring, brave, bold
行going, journey, carry out

Related words

強きょう行こうN1
強行 means to force an action through despite opposition or difficulty, often with a negative connotation, while 敢行 stresses boldness and resolve in carrying out a plan.
決けっ行こうN1
決行 emphasizes a final decision made after deliberation before acting, while 敢行 emphasizes daring and boldness in the face of obstacles.
実じっ行こうN3
実行 is a neutral, general word for 'carrying out' or 'executing' a plan, lacking the nuance of daring present in 敢行.
遂すい行こうN1
遂行 focuses on completing a duty or task to the end, whereas 敢行 focuses on boldly starting and pushing through despite risk.
冒おかすN1
敢行する means to carry something out resolutely despite difficulty, while 冒す (as in 危険を冒す) focuses specifically on knowingly taking on danger or risk.

Opposites

断だん念ねんN1
断念 means to give up or abandon a plan, the opposite of 敢行, which means to resolutely carry it out.
中ちゅう止しN4
中止 means to cancel or call off a planned action, the opposite of 敢行, which means to go through with it despite difficulty.

Etymology

Compound of 敢 (daring, bold) and 行 (go, carry out). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the sense of 'boldly carrying out'.