行く To Go

Meaning

Primary

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

Common Word Combinations

• 〜に行く

  トイレに行く

  to go to the bathroom

  あそびに行く

  to go play

  日本に行く

  to go to Japan

• 〜で行く

  一人で行く

  to go alone

  バスで行く

  to go by bus

  車で行く

  to go by car

• 〜へ行く

  イギリスへ行く

  to go to the U.K.

  大学へ行く

  to go to university

  レストランへ行く

  to go to a restaurant

Context Sentences

今から、かいものに行きます。

I'm about to go shopping.

ようじができて、行けなくなってしまいました。

Something came up, so I'm not able to make it.

タコベルが無いので火星には行きたくない。

I wouldn’t want to go to Mars because they don’t have Taco Bell there.

Kanji Composition

• 行
  • こう
  • Go