Kanji

往

往

journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

彳部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

オウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いく, いにしえ, さきに, ゆく

Nanori (Name Reading)

おき, なり, ひさ, みち, もち, ゆき, よし

Common Readings

オウ

Example sentences

往復 おうふく
会社 まで 往復 で 二 時間 かかる 。

It takes two hours to commute to work and back.

往来 おうらい
激しい 往来 を 横切る の は 危険 だ 。

It's dangerous to cross heavy traffic.

頻繁 ひんぱん
この 道 は 車 の 往来 が 頻繁 だ 。

This street has frequent car traffic.

右往左往 うおうさおう
突然 の 事故 に 、 周囲 の 人々 は 右往左往 していた 。

People around were running about in confusion at the sudden accident.

立ち往生 たちおうじょう
不測 の 事態 に 、 彼 は 立ち往生 してしまった 。

Faced with an unexpected situation, he was at a total loss for what to do.

一髪千鈞 いっぱつせんきん
崖っぷち で の 立ち往生 は 、 正に 一髪千鈞 の 事態 であった 。

Being stranded on the edge of a cliff was truly a situation hanging by a thread.

往生際 おうじょうぎわ
証拠 を 突きつけられても 、 彼 は 往生際 が 悪く 言い逃れ を 続けた 。

Even when presented with evidence, he stubbornly continued to make excuses.

Example Vocabulary

往復

おうふく

round trip; both ways

往来

おうらい

traffic; coming and going; street

右往左往

うおうさおう

running about in confusion, panicking

往々にして

おうおうにして

立ち往生

たちおうじょう

being at a standstill; being stranded; being at a loss

往生際が悪い

おうじょうぎわがわるい

往く

いく

往生際の悪い

おうじょうぎわのわるい

往診

おうしん

往生際

おうじょうぎわ

attitude (when accepting the inevitable); readiness to give up

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