Japanese

おもむく
Meaning: to go; to proceed; to repair to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 赴く 赴かない
Polite 赴きます 赴きません
Past 赴いた 赴かなかった
Polite + Past 赴きました 赴きませんでした
Te-form 赴いて 赴かなくて
Potential 赴ける 赴けない
Passive 赴かれる 赴かれない
Causative 赴かせる 赴かせない
Causative + Passive 赴かされる 赴かされない
Imperative 赴け 赴くな

Handwriting

赴
く

Example sentences

Go to the scene of the incident.
戦地へ赴く息子を前に、母親は牽衣頓足して別れを惜しんだ。
Standing before her son who was heading to the front lines, the mother clung to his clothes and stamped her feet in deep sorrow, unable to say goodbye.

Usage Notes

A formal and literary way to say 'to go toward' a destination. Often used for going to a site of importance or moving toward a certain state (e.g., recovery).

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