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行く

To Go

Meaning

To Go

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means go so the verb form of this is to go.

Reading

いく

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: You have to remember the い portion. To remember い we use the word "eagle." You want to go somewhere (anywhere!) but you can't. An eagle (い) blocks your path. You try to go forward and it opens its wings and bites at you. You try to go back and it jumps at you. There's nowhere for you to go with this eagle standing there.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 車で行く

    to go by car

    バスで行く

    to go by bus

    一人で行く

    to go alone

  • レストランへ行く

    to go to a restaurant

    大学へ行く

    to go to university

    イギリスへ行く

    to go to the U.K.

  • 日本に行く

    to go to Japan

    あそびに行く

    to go play

    トイレに行く

    to go to the bathroom

Context Sentences

十一月に、日本に行く。

I'm going to Japan in November.

他の用があるので、来月のパーティには多分行けません。

I've got other plans so I probably can't make it to the party next month.

タコベルがないなら月には行きたくない。

I wouldn’t want to go to the moon if they don’t have Taco Bell there.

Kanji Composition