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Kanji Detail for 往 - "go, past, proceed"

  • Meaning

    往 means "go, past, proceed."

    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.

  • 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.
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Sentences including

  • 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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