行 — go, carry out, row
いく
行
go
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
action
U+884C
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #20
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #888
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #144
Meanings
- go
- carry out
- row
- line
- conduct
Readings
- On'yomi
- こう kou ぎょう gyou あん an
- Kun'yomi
- い i ゆ yu おこな okona おこ oko ゆき yuki いき iki
word
い i Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
きょう ・ぎょう kyou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ゆ yu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
おこな okona Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ゆく yuku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
や ya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
試行錯誤
四字熟語
trial action, mistaken steps
品行方正
四字熟語
goods go, direction correct
有言実行
四字熟語
possess say, truth go
人生行路
四字熟語
person life, go path
言行一致
四字熟語
say go, one doth
武者修行
四字熟語
warrior someone, discipline go
独断専行
四字熟語
single severance, specialty go
陰陽五行
四字熟語
yin yang, five elements
上手を行く
慣用句
to go along the upper hand
カラスの行水
慣用句
the crow's ritual bathing in water
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.
Used as component in (6)
Pictographic character. Originally depicted a crossroads — 彳 (left step) and 亍 (right step). To go. Extended to conduct and row/line.