行ゆき来き

also: いきき

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

行き来する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	行ゆき来きする	行ゆき来きしない
Polite	行ゆき来きします	行ゆき来きしません
Past polite	行ゆき来きしました	行ゆき来きしませんでした
Past	行ゆき来きした	行ゆき来きしなかった
Te-form	行ゆき来きして	行ゆき来きしないで
Desire	行ゆき来きしたい	行ゆき来きしたくない
Potential	行ゆき来きできる	行ゆき来きできない
Passive	行ゆき来きされる	行ゆき来きされない
Causative	行ゆき来きさせる	行ゆき来きさせない
Causative passive	行ゆき来きさせられる	行ゆき来きさせられない
Volitional	行ゆき来きしよう
Polite volitional	行ゆき来きしましょう
Imperative	行ゆき来きしろ	行ゆき来きするな
Conditional	行ゆき来きすれば	行ゆき来きしなければ
Tara conditional	行ゆき来きしたら	行ゆき来きしなかったら

Meanings

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

coming and going; visiting each other; keeping in touch

Refers to the reciprocal movement of people between places, or the act of visiting and maintaining contact. Often used for social visits or regular back-and-forth travel.

隣となりの家いえとはよく行ゆき来きしている。
We often visit each other with the house next door.
東とう京きょうと大おお阪さかの間あいだを行ゆき来きするビジネスマンが多おおい。
Many businesspeople travel back and forth between Tokyo and Osaka.

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

street traffic; coming and going of people

Describes the flow of people or vehicles along a street or path. More about the observable movement rather than personal visits.

この通とおりは一いち日にち中人じゅうひとや車くるまの行ゆき来きが絶たえない。
This street has a constant flow of people and cars all day long.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉と〈場ば所しょ〉を行ゆき来きするto travel back and forth between two places
彼かれは東とう京きょうと大おお阪さかを行ゆき来きする仕し事ごとをしている。
He has a job that requires him to travel back and forth between Tokyo and Osaka.
〈人ひと〉と行ゆき来きするto visit each other regularly; to stay in touch with someone
隣となりの家か族ぞくと今いまでも行ゆき来きしている。
We still visit each other with the neighboring family even now.
行ゆき来きが絶たえるfor contact/visiting to stop entirely
引ひっ越こしてから彼かれとの行ゆき来きが絶たえてしまった。
Since moving, all contact with him has stopped.
〈場ば所しょ〉で人ひとの行ゆき来きが激はげしいfor a place to have heavy foot/vehicle traffic
この道みちは人ひとの行ゆき来きが激はげしい。
This street has a lot of foot traffic.
〈物もの〉が行ゆき来きするfor things (letters, information, etc.) to pass back and forth
二人ふたりの間あいだでメールが何なん度ども行ゆき来きした。
Emails went back and forth between the two of them many times.

Kanji

行going, journey, carry out
来come, due, next
往journey, travel, chase away

Related words

往おう来らい
往来 is a more formal word for coming and going, often used for roads or official contexts, while 行き来 is the everyday word for visiting or traveling back and forth.
交こう流りゅうN2sense 1
交流 emphasizes mutual exchange or interaction (e.g. cultural exchange), whereas 行き来 focuses on the physical act of traveling between people or places.
通つう行こうN3sense 2
通行 refers specifically to passing along a road or route, while 行き来 covers both street traffic and personal back-and-forth visiting.
往おう復ふくN3
行き来 is the everyday, casual word for going back and forth or visiting, while 往復 is a bit more formal and often used for round trips, tickets, or correspondence.

Don't confuse with

行いき違ちがいN1
行き来 means coming and going or keeping in touch, while 行き違い means crossing paths without meeting or a misunderstanding.
行ゆき帰かえりN2
行き帰り refers to the specific trip to and from one destination (like a commute), while 行き来 refers more broadly to back-and-forth movement or ongoing interaction between people or places.

Written forms

行き来Usage86%
- ゆきき
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- いきき
往き来Usage10%
- ゆきき
  Alternate kanji spelling using 往; less common than 行き来.
- いきき
ゆききUsage3%
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.
いききUsage1%
Alternate reading; less common than ゆきき but recognized in standard dictionaries.
行来
- ゆきき
  Abbreviated kanji spelling; rare and may be encountered in older texts.
- いきき

Etymology

Compound of 行き (yuki, 'going') and 来 (ki, 'coming'), from the verb stems of 行く (iku) and 来る (kuru). The reading ゆきき is the standard modern form; いきき is an older or alternate reading.