Vocabulary

What does 行く (いく, iku) mean?

行く (いく, iku) means to go.

Quick facts
Readingいく
Romajiiku
Part of speechintransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
いく
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommoniku

to go

  1. 1v5k-s · intransitive to go; to move (towards); to head (towards)
  2. 2v5k-s · intransitive to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road)
  3. 3v5k-s · intransitive to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out
  4. 4v5k-s · intransitive to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try
  5. 5v5k-s · intransitive to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by

Example sentences

  • I go to school.

  • I went to a movie with my friend.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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