Japanese

ゆくえ
Meaning: whereabouts; outcome; course
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

行
方

Example sentences

The police are tracking the perpetrator's whereabouts.
警察は犯人の行方を捜査している。
The police are investigating the whereabouts of the criminal.
警察は犯人の行方について有力な情報を得た
The police obtained strong information regarding the culprit's whereabouts.
彼は新しいプロジェクトの行方に興味津々だ。
He is very curious about the direction of the new project.
警察は慎重に被疑者の行方を追っている。
The police are carefully tracking the suspect's whereabouts.
彼は多額の借金を踏み倒して行方をくらませた。
He evaded paying a large debt and disappeared.
両チームの力は勢力伯仲しており、試合の行方は最後まで分からなかった。
The two teams were evenly matched in strength, and the outcome of the game was unknown until the very end.

Usage Notes

Refers to the place where someone or something has gone, or the future direction of an event.

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