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).
He likes going on overseas trips.
Refers to an act or action, often in a formal or literary context. Seen in words like 行為 (act) or 行動 (action).
His act is unforgivable.
Used as a suffix in the names of banks, e.g., 三菱UFJ銀行 (Mitsubishi UFJ Bank).
counter for banks
Used to count banks. Rare in everyday conversation.
There are three banks in this town.
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.
The party arrived safely at the destination.
type of classical Chinese verse
Refers to a genre of classical Chinese poetry, typically epic, from the Tang period onward. A specialized literary term.
In Tang poetry, there is a form called 'xing'.
shopping district (historical)
Historical term for a shopping district where similar merchants gathered, from the Sui and Tang periods.
merchants' guild (historical)
Historical term for a merchants' guild in the Tang period.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is a large bank in Japan.
In the Sui and Tang periods, 'hang' referred to a commercial district where merchants of the same trade gathered.
In the Tang dynasty, 'hang' also functioned as a merchants' guild.
行為 means 'act' or 'deed' in a concrete sense, whereas 行 as 'act' is more abstract and often used in compounds.
action; conduct; behavior; mobilization
bank; banking institution
act; deed; conduct
travel; trip; journey
execution; carrying out; implementation; practice · execution (of a program); run
publication; issuing (of printed matter) · issuance (of official documents) · raising (an event); triggering (in computing)
moving forward; onward movement · progress; advance; making headway · progression (disease, phenomenon) · progression (music)
fashion; trend; popularity · prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
The kanji 行 originally depicts a crossroads, symbolizing movement or action. The reading こう is the on'yomi, derived from Middle Chinese. The various meanings (going, action, bank, counter, etc.) developed through semantic extension and borrowing in different contexts.
transition; shift; changeover · transfer; shift (of weight, power, etc.)
flight; flying; aviation
go ahead; go first; precede in movement · preceding; prior; ahead of its time · score first; take an early lead · stalker; pace-stalking running style
execution; carrying out; enforcement · execution (legal) · lead monk (Buddhist)
acting as agent; acting on behalf of; proxy
accompanying; going together; traveling with · the same bank; the said bank
current; present; in operation
assault; act of violence; outrage · rape; sexual assault
walking; walking movement; walk
exercise; use; invoke
crime; criminal act; offense
going alone; travelling by oneself · doing independently; doing separately
operation; service; running · movement; motion; revolution
enforcement; putting into effect (a law) · carrying out; execution (of a plan, policy)
passage; passing through; traffic · common usage; widespread use
accomplishment; execution; carrying out
hurry; rush; dash · express train; express
publication; issue
take into custody; escort (a suspect); drag away
party; group; company · one act; one action; one deed
night travel; walking around at night · night train · nightly procession of monsters
going side-by-side; running parallel · concurrent; simultaneous; keeping pace