行
going · journey · carry out · conduct · act · line · row · bank
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
彳 + 亍
Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph of crossroads. Going along a path.
Symbolism
Movement, execution, deed. Fundamental concept of 'action'.
Spiritual Meaning
Represents practice of training, spiritual cultivation through body in Buddhism and martial arts.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Overcoming sorrow
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一言一行
いちげんいっこう
every word and act; just a word or an act; every word and act
一方通行
いっぽうつうこう
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided; one-way traffic
言行一致
げんこういっち
acting up to one's words; consistency between speech and action; acting up to one's words
試行錯誤
しこうさくご
trial and error; trial and error
執行猶予
しっこうゆうよ
stay of execution; suspended sentence; stay of execution
実践躬行
じっせんきゅうこう
acting up to one's principles; acting up to one's principles
熟慮断行
じゅくりょだんこう
being deliberate in council, and decisive in action; being deliberate in council, and decisive in action
諸行無常
しょぎょうむじょう
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent; all things must pass
他人行儀
たにんぎょうぎ
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; standing on formality
昼夜兼行
ちゅうやけんこう
around-the-clock; (working) day and night; around-the-clock
直情径行
ちょくじょうけいこう
impulsive and straightforward; guileless; impulsive and straightforward
年中行事
ねんちゅうぎょうじ
annual function; annual event; annual function
薄志弱行
はくしじゃっこう
infirm of purpose and lacking in decision; infirm of purpose and lacking in decision
不言実行
ふげんじっこう
action before words; work before talk; action before words
率先躬行
そっせんきゅうこう
taking a lead in (doing); setting an example of (doing); taking a lead in (doing)
百鬼夜行
ひゃっきやぎょう
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.
行住坐臥
ぎょうじゅうざが
daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; daily life
武者修行
むしゃしゅぎょう
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling); traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
行動半径
こうどうはんけい
radius of action; combat radius; sphere of activity; radius of action
行雲流水
こううんりゅうすい
(metaphorically) floating with the tide; (metaphorically) floating with the tide
行儀作法
ぎょうぎさほう
etiquette; good manners; etiquette
独断専行
どくだんせんこう
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation; acting arbitrarily on one's own authority
横行闊歩
おうこうかっぽ
swaggering; swaggering
論功行賞
ろんこうこうしょう
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits; conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
不法行為
ふほうこうい
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; tort
品行方正
ひんこうほうせい
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals; irreproachable conduct
越権行為
えっけんこうい
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities; exceeding one's authority
難行苦行
なんぎょうくぎょう
penance; hardship; penance
嘉言善行
かげんぜんこう
good words and good deeds; good words and good deeds
横行跋扈
おうこうばっこ
being rampant; (evildoers) roaming at will; being rampant
勤倹力行
きんけんりっこう
work hard and practice frugality; work hard and practice frugality
苦学力行
くがくりっこう
strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties; strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties
人生行路
じんせいこうろ
journey of life; journey of life
知行合一
ちこうごういつ
awareness comes only through practice; awareness comes only through practice
付和随行
ふわずいこう
participating in something by merely following the leaders; participating in something by merely following the leaders
陰陽五行
いんようごぎょう
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology; the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
雲水行脚
うんすいあんぎゃ
itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands; itinerant monk being on pilgrimages to many lands
言行齟齬
げんこうそご
inconsistency of speech and action; failing to act up to one's words; not practicing what one preaches; inconsistency of speech and action
不易流行
ふえきりゅうこう
the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; haiku is both fluid and transitory, and eternal and immutable; an interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku; the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku
有言実行
ゆうげんじっこう
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise; carrying out one's words
一目十行
いちもくじゅうぎょう
outstanding reading ability; one glance, ten lines; outstanding reading ability
前言往行
ぜんげんおうこう
words and deeds of the people of yore; words and deeds of the people of yore
一行三昧
いちぎょうざんまい
complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer); one-practice absorption; complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer)
天馬行空
てんばこうくう
unconstrained creativity; bold and imaginative; (like a) a heavenly steed soaring across the skies; unconstrained creativity
Proverbs & Idioms
言うは易く行うは難し
いうはやすくおこなうはかたし
Easier said than done
It is easy to talk but hard to act
Poetry
これやこの 行くも帰るも 別れては 知るも知らぬも あふ坂の関
Poem #10 from Hyakunin Isshu
忘れじの 行く末までは かたければ 今日をかぎりの 命ともがな
Poem #54 from Hyakunin Isshu