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On'yomi
コウ・ギョウ・アン
KOU / GYOU / AN
Kun'yomi
い.く・ゆ.く・-ゆ.き・-ゆき・-い.き・-いき・おこな.う・おこ.なう
iku / yuku / yuki / yuki / iki / iki / okonau / okonau

going · journey · carry out · conduct · act · line · row · bank

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Strokes6
Frequency#20
Radicalgo(6)

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Strokes6

Component Breakdown

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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

和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

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

蟬丸蟬丸
Unknown
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (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

儀同三司母Gidō Sanshi no Haha
10th century