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Kanji Detail for 赴 - "to go"
赴
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Meaning
赴 means "to go." Also associated with to head to, to report.
Go - To proceed toward a destination.
Head to - To travel in a direction.
Report - To inform of death (classical usage).
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Words using 赴
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赴任
ふにん
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
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単身赴任
たんしんふにん
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job
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赴任
ふにん
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Tattoo check: 赴
- Verified meaning: to go
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ちよ)
- Also carries these associations: to head to, to report
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.
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Name readings of 赴
Surnames 赴(ちよ)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
proceed; get; become; tend
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
go to; attend, be present
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to go; to visit (e.g. another country); to attend (a banquet etc)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to attend, to go to, to be present
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Going toward a fixed destination is called 赴. Such as 奔赴 (rush toward). | To announce a death. Interchangeable with 訃.
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