逝いく

also: ゆく

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逝く · godan verb (iku/yuku class)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	逝いく	逝いかない
Polite	逝いきます	逝いきません
Past polite	逝いきました	逝いきませんでした
Past	逝いった	逝いかなかった
Te-form	逝いって	逝いかないで
Desire	逝いきたい	逝いきたくない
Potential	逝いける	逝いけない
Passive	逝いかれる	逝いかれない
Causative	逝いかせる	逝いかせない
Causative passive	逝いかせられるalso 逝いかされる	逝いかせられないalso 逝いかされない
Volitional	逝いこう
Polite volitional	逝いきましょう
Imperative	逝いけ	逝いくな
Conditional	逝いけば	逝いかなければ
Tara conditional	逝いったら	逝いかなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (iku/yuku class), intransitive verb

to die; to pass away

Euphemistic or literary expression for dying, often used in formal or poetic contexts. The kanji 逝 carries a nuance of departing this world. Compare with 死ぬ (plain 'to die') and 亡くなる (polite 'to pass away').

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が逝いくfor a person to pass away
彼かれは静しずかに逝いった。
He passed away quietly.
若わかくして逝いくto die at a young age
彼かの女じょは若わかくして逝いった。
She passed away at a young age.

Kanji

逝departed, die

Related words

死しぬN5
死ぬ is the plain, blunt word for dying, while 逝く is a softer, more literary or euphemistic way to say someone has passed away.
亡なくなるN4
亡くなる is the common polite euphemism for dying used in everyday respectful speech, whereas 逝く has a more formal, poetic or literary flavor.
死し去きょN1
死去する is a formal, often journalistic term for dying, while 逝く leans more toward literary or emotionally euphemistic usage.
息いきを引ひき取とるN1
逝く is a poetic, somewhat old-fashioned word for passing away, comparable in literary tone to 息を引き取る but shorter and less narrative.

Opposites

生いきるN4
生きる means 'to live', the direct opposite of 逝く 'to die/pass away'.

Don't confuse with

行いくN5
行く (いく) means 'to go' and is a completely different, far more common verb that happens to share the same pronunciation and one reading with 逝く.

Written forms

逝くUsage100%
- いく
  Standard kanji spelling for the euphemistic 'to die' sense. The reading ゆく is also possible but less common.
- ゆく
ゆく
Alternate reading; more literary or old-fashioned. The kanji form 逝く can also be read as ゆく.

Etymology

The verb 逝く is a specialized use of 行く (iku/yuku, 'to go'), with the kanji 逝 meaning 'to pass away' or 'to depart'. The reading ゆく is an older, more literary variant of いく.

Meanings

godan verb (iku/yuku class), intransitive verb

to die; to pass away