Examining the Kanji and verb - 行 - Go / Travel

Today we will examine in detail the Kanji 行. This is the 20th most used kanji. Learning it opens doors to various conversations and sentences.

Reading and Writing - 行

• On: コウ / ギョウ / アン
• Kun: い.ku / ゆ.ku / -ゆ.ki / -ゆき / -い.ki / -いき / おこな.u / おこ.なう
• Meanings: Ir, viagem, Viajar, Conduzir, Gozar (That's right...)
• See the Orders of Strokes below:

Vocabulary

Kun Reading Compounds

• 行 く- (iku) - To go, Move towards a place. (Let's go, I will, We will)
• 行う - (okonau) - Execute, perform, do or conduct some action;
• 行方 - (yukue) - Location
• 行き方 - (yukigata) - Route, process
• 奥行き - Depth, profundity, deepness
• 行った - (itta) - Went

On Reading Compounds

• 行 - (gyou) - Line; verse [of poetry]
• 行 - (gyou) - Spiritual exercise, rigorous practices
• 行 - (kou) - Crossing / Guild
• 行動 - (koudou) - behavior, conduct, action
• Lewd行为 - (inkou) - Prostitution
• 印行 - (inkou) - Publish, editorial,
• 銀行 - (ginkou) - Bank
• 宇宙旅行 - (uchuuryokou) - Space trip
• 血行 - (kekkou) - Blood circulation
• 下行 - (kakou) Descending
• ..;

Conjugating verb 行 - Go

Go	Ik - 行
The form	itte 行って
Infinitive	iki 行き
Tipo	Forma	Positive	Negative
present indicative Common and objective statements	Simple	iku 行く	ikanai 行かない
Polished	I will go. 行きます	I won't go. 行きません
Presumptive Probability, belief or intention express intent	Simple	ikō 行こう iku darō 行く だろう	ikanai darō 行かないだろう
Polished	let's go 行きましょう iku deshō 行くでしょう	ikanai deshō 行かないでしょう
Imperative To give commands, order.	Simple	"I'm sorry, but I don't have enough context to provide a translation for 'ike.' Could you please provide more details or a complete sentence?" 行け	go now 行くな
Polished	itte kudasai 行ってください	kudasai ikanai 行かないでください
Past Indicative Actions completed in the past or a past perfect	Simple	"It went" 行った	ikanakatta 行かなかった
Polished	I went. 行きました	ikimasen deshita 行きませんでした
Presumptive Past Probability or belief in relation to the past.	Simple	ittarō itta darō 行っただろう	ikanakatta darō 行かなかっただろう
Polished	itta deshō 行ったでしょう	ikanakatta deshō 行かなかったでしょう
Presente Progressivo Ongoing actions, continuous, state of being.	Simple	itte iru 行って いる
Polished	itte imasu 行って います	itte imasen 行って いません
Past Progressive Ação contínua passada, or state of being.	Simple	itte ita 行って いた
Polished	itte imashita 行って いました	itte imasen deshita 行って いませんでした
Provisional conditional - eba Equivalent to "if" (if it's cheap, I buy it)	Simple	ikeba 行けば	ikanakereba 行かなければ
Polished	ikimaseba 行きませば ikimasureba 行きますれば	ikimasen nara 行きませんなら
Conditional (-Tara form) Condição e acontecimento, past hypothesis. "if"	Simple	ittara 行ったら	ikanakattara 行かなかったら
Polished	"if I go" 行きましたら	ikimasen deshitara 行きませんでしたら
Potential Express Capacity Idea	Simple	ikeru 行ける	ikenai 行けない
Polished	ikemasu 行けます	ikemasen 行けません
Causative Someone made me do something. Do or Can Idea to mean "to leave" or "to allow"	Simple	ikaseru 行かせる	"unacceptable" 行かせない
Polished	The term "ikasemasu" translates to "to make effective" or "to bring out" in English. 行かせます	I cannot do it. 行かせません
Passive It is used when something is done for someone	Simple	to be angry 行かれる	unable to get angry 行かれない
Polished	ikaremasu 行かれます	I can't help you. 行かれません

Examples of sentences

どこに行くのですか？
Where are you going?
Where are we going?

急ぐなら, バス で 行きなさい
Isogu nara, ikinasai basu
If you are in a hurry, go by bus.

天気 が いい と, 公園に 行きます
If the weather is nice, I will go to the park.
When the weather is nice, we will go to the park.

銀座 へ行って買い物します
Ginza and itte kaimono o shimasu
I go to Ginza for shopping.

行く 代わり に 電話 を しました
I made a phone call instead.
I called instead of going

先週私は彼の姉に会いに行きました。
Last year I went to see his sister.
I went to see your older sister last week.

警察は暴動に対処するため迅速な行動をとった。
The police respond quickly to riots. kōdō the totta.
The police took measures immediate to lidar with the turmoil. (kodo = Action)

ジョージは旅行の費用を計算した。
Jōji wa travel no fee calculated.
George calculated the cost of trip.

買い物に行くよりも、むしろ家にいたい。
I would rather stay at home than go out.
I'd rather stay at home than go shopping.

その会合は先週行われた。
That meeting was last week. okonawa retail.
The meeting was done last week.

彼女はぜひそこへ行きたいと言った。
She said she definitely wants to go there.
She said she is looking forward to going there.

先生は今、その患者さんの検診を行われています。
The teacher is currently performing the examination of that patient.
Professor, The doctor is seeing that patient.

子どもたちがサーカスの行列を追いかけた。
Kodomo-tachi ga sākasu no gyōretsu or oikaketa.
The children chased the circus parade.

私は行くことにした。
I decided to go.
I decided to go.

歯医者に行ってきたんだ。
I went to the dentist.
I have to go to the dentist

彼はよくその丘へ行ったものだ。
He often went to that hill.
He used to go to the hill often.

私は外国へ行きたくてたまらない。
Watashi wa gaikoku and ikitakute tamaranai.
I'm crazy(looking forward) to go to another foreign country.

私はそこへ行ったことを後悔している。
Watashi wa soko and itta koto o kōkai shite iru.
I regret going there.

体面を保つために行った。
I went to protect the Taimen.
Because of apparitions, I went.

私は駅に行った。
I went to the station.
I went to the station.

That was a short explanation and examples of the kanji 行. If you have any questions, suggestions, or if you found something wrong, please comment.