【行】(kou, gyou, iku/ go) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 行.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・こう　kou
・ぎょう　gyou
・あん　an

For example,
・行動　こうどう　kou-dou
It means action
・行動範囲　こうどうはんい　kou-dou han-i
area of activity

・通行　つうこう　tsuu-kou
It means passing through
・通行止め　つうこうどめ　tsuu-kou do-me
closure (of a road)

・歩行　ほこう　ho-kou
It means walking
・歩行者　ほこうしゃ　ho-kou-sha
pedestrian, walker

・先行　せんこう　sen-kou
It means preceding
・先行投資　せんこうとうし　sen-kou tou-shi
prior investment

・横行　おうこう　ou-kou
It means be rampant
犯罪が横行する　はんざいがおうこうする　han-zai ga ou-kou suru
Crime is rampant.

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・い-く　i-ku
・ゆ-く　yu-ku
・おこな-う　okona-u

For example,
・行く　い-く／ゆ-く　i-ku, yu-ku
It means going
The meaning is the same in either reading.
If anything, it is more commonly read as "iku".

・行う　おこな-う　okona-u
It means doing

The context will determine whether the word "行った" is read as "おこなった" or "いった".

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
・行幸　みゆき　miyuki
That the Emperor is going out.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "行".
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・go
・do

Radical

And the radical of this character is 彳　gyounin-ben
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names.
・行平　ゆきひら　Yukihira
・吉行　よしゆき　Yoshiyuki

Personal name

These are common personal names using the Kanji for 行
・伸行　のぶゆき　Nobuyuki
・敏行　としゆき　Toshiyuki

Personal names using this kanji are very common.

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 行
・辻井 伸行　つじいのぶゆき　Tsujii Nobuyuki
He is a pianist.

・西田 敏行　にしだとしゆき　Nishida Toshiyuki
He is an actor.

・尾崎 行雄　おざきゆきお　Ozaki Yukio
He was a legendary politician.
He served as mayor of Tokyo before the war and member of the House of Representatives in Japan.
He served in the House of Representatives for 63 years until the age of 94.
These are the highest records in Japan.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 行.
・行橋　ゆくはし　Yukuhashi
This is the name of a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan

Look-alikes

There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "行".

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 行 in their composition
・桁　けた　keta
It means digit

・術　じゅつ　jutsu
It means technique

・街　まち　machi
It means city

・衝　しょう　shou
It means prod

・衡　こう　kou
It means balance

・衛　えい　ei
It means protect

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