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

• 〜で行く

  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

• 〜へ行く

  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.

• 〜に行く

  日本に行く

  to go to Japan

  トイレに行く

  to go to the bathroom

  あそびに行く

  to go play

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

1. 行

   こう Go