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Kanji Detail for 往 - "to depart, to go, past"

往

  • Meaning

    往 means "to depart, to go, past."

    1. Go - To move forward; to proceed toward.

    2. Past - Previous time; what has gone before.

    3. Depart - To leave; to pass away.

    4. Toward - In the direction of; heading to.

  • Words using 往

    • 往復 おうふく Listen making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going
    • 往来 おうらい Listen coming and going; traffic; road
    • 立ち往生 たちおうじょう Listen being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck
    • 往年 おうねん Listen years gone by; earlier years; former years
    • 往生 おうじょう Listen passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle

  • Four-character idioms with 往

    • 右往左往 うおうさおう Listen moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
    • 前言往行 ぜんげんおうこう Listen words and deeds of the people of yore
    • 勇往邁進 ゆうおうまいしん Listen dash and go; pushing forward
    • 古往今来 こおうこんらい Listen in all ages; since antiquity
    • 往事渺茫 おうじびょうぼう Listen memories of the past events (being, becoming) far and distant
    • 往古来今 おうこらいこん Listen in all ages; since antiquity

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    • Verified meaning: to depart, to go, past
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おう, のぼり)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 往

    Surnames 往(おう)Listen 往(のぼり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    journey; travel; chase away; let go; going; before; formerly

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    go, depart; past, formerly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to go, to depart; past, former

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To go; to depart. Such as 送往迎來. | The past; already gone. Such as 往日. Also, roughly referring to past events is 往往. Now, 往往如此 means "often so." | Sending things to people is called 往. Frequently used in Wei and Jin letters.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    oh(オウ) オウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    iku(いく) いく

    inishie(いにしえ) いにしえ

    sakini(さき-に) さき-に

    yu.ku(ゆ-く) ゆ-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    彳 (gyonimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to go past to depart ancient old die toward travel advance commute exit journey leave migrate move proceed transit former bygone

Sentences including 往

  • The traffic is heavy here.

  • Let's send for the doctor.

  • The street was empty of people and traffic.

  • Many a man comes and goes.

  • The bus runs between the school and the station.

  • You are hopeless.

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