also: ゆきがけ
adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
on the way; en route
Used adverbially as 行きがけに to mean 'on the way (to a destination)'. Often implies doing something while going somewhere.
See also: 来がけ
I stopped by a convenience store on the way and bought a rice ball.
Reading a book on the train on my way there is a daily routine.
Standard spelling with regular okurigana.
Alternate spelling using 掛 instead of がけ; less common but still seen.
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely encountered.
Kana spelling for the reading ゆきがけ, which is a less common variant of いきがけ.
Compound of 行き (iki, 'going', continuative form of 行く) + 掛け (gake, 'in the process of', from 掛ける). Literally 'while going'.