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行く
往く
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

iku

yuku
English
Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
See also: 来る・1
to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for)

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road)

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
oft. as で〜
to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
to stream, to flow

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
usu. written as 逝く
to die, to pass away

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far as ...)

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive

Auxiliary verb
Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Usually written using kana alone
after the -te form of a verb; い sometimes omitted in casual speech
to continue ..., to go on ..., to (progress) steadily, to gradually ..., to progressively ...

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
Colloquialism
oft. written as イク
to have an orgasm, to come, to cum

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
Intransitive verb
Usually written using kana alone
Slang
to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination

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Grammar
Conjugated forms
Present, Future いく, いきます
goes, will go
いかない, いきません
doesn't go, will not go
Past いった, いきました
went
いかなかった, いきませんでした
didn't go
Te-form, Continuative いって, いきまして いかないで, いきませんで いかなくて
Kanjis
ON: コウ, ギョウ, アン KUN: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう
going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

Stroke: 6 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 1-3-3 FC: 2122.2


ON: オウ KUN: い.く, いにしえ, さき.に, ゆ.く
journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly

Stroke: 8 Grade: 5 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-5 FC: 2021.1


Phrases
お母さん、泳ぎに行ってもいい。
Parts: お母さん (おかあさん) 泳ぐ (およぐ) 行く (いく) いい
Can I go swimming, Mother?
Mom, can I go swimming?
Mama, is it okay if I go swimming?
Mommy, may I go swimming?

探検家が山中の道なき道を行った。
Parts: 探検家 (たんけんか) 山中 (さんちゅう) 道なき道 (みちなきみち) 行く (いく)
The explorer pushed his way through the trackless mountain region.

君のおかげで仕事は旨く行きました。
Parts: (きみ) お陰で (おかげで) 仕事 (しごと) 旨く (うまく) 行く (いく)
Thanks to you, the job went well.

その音はだんだん小さくなっていった。
Parts: 其の (その) (おと) 段々 (だんだん) 小さい (ちいさい) 成る (なって) 行く (いった)
The sound grew fainter and fainter.