行ゆく末すえ

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す

え

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Refers to what lies ahead for a person, often with a sense of destiny or outcome. Used in both hopeful and uncertain contexts.

path; way; journey ahead

Literally or figuratively, the road or direction one is heading. Often used in poetic or reflective contexts.

未み来らいN3
行く末 is a literary, slightly poetic word for someone's future or fate, while 未来 is the neutral, everyday term for the future.
先さき々ざき
行く末 has a literary, reflective tone often used for someone's fate or long-term destiny, while 先々 is more plainly about what will happen eventually.
前ぜん途とN1
行く末 is a literary word for how someone's life or fate will eventually turn out, while 前途 is more commonly used for career or project prospects.
先さき行ゆき
行く末 has a poetic, old-fashioned feel when speaking of someone's personal future, whereas 先行き is more neutral and often used for markets or situations.

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行方ゆくえN2
行く末 is the more common modern word for a person's future or road ahead, while 行方 in this sense is old-fashioned or literary.
行ゆく先さきN1
行く末 poetically describes the course or eventual outcome of one's life, overlapping closely with the metaphorical 'future' sense of 行く先.

行ゆく末すえUsage99%
Standard spelling with full okurigana; the most common written form.
行ゆく末すえUsage1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.

Compound of 行く (iku/yuku, 'to go') and 末 (sue, 'end' or 'future'). The reading ゆく is a slightly older or more formal variant of いく.