What does the kanji 行 mean?

The kanji 行 (iku) means "going, journey, carry out, line, row". It is a JLPT N5 character.

"iku" is written with the kanji 行, meaning "going, journey, carry out, line, row". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) こう (kō), ぎょう (gyō), kunyomi (native Japanese) いく (iku), ゆく (yuku), おこなう (okonau). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 行?

Write 行 ("going") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 行?

行 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) こう (kō), ぎょう (gyō), kunyomi (native Japanese) いく (iku), ゆく (yuku), おこなう (okonau).

行“going” Kanjiiku / kō

JLPT N5

How to write 行

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Meaning and readings

Meaning

going, journey, carry out, line, row

Onyomi (音読み)

こう kō
ぎょう gyō

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

い（く） i(ku)
ゆ（く） yu(ku)
おこな（う） okona(u)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 行

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

タクシーで行いこうよ。
Let's go by taxi, shall we?
行こ (いこ)
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今いまではめったに行おこなわれません。
Nowadays, it is seldom done.
行わ (おこなわ)
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お、おう、行いけたら行いくわ。
Oh, if I can go, I will.
行け (いけ)
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