JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 往: "journey, travel, chase away"
The kanji 往 means "journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read オウ in on'yomi and い.く, いにしえ, さき.に, ゆ.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い.くいにしえさき.にゆ.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1421 of 2,501 |
Common words with 往
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 往復making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going · round-trip ticket; return ticket
- 往来coming and going; traffic · road; street
- 往なすto parry; to sidestep; to dodge
- 右往左往moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
- 往々sometimes; often
- 往々にしてsometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
- 立ち往生being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling · being stumped; being in a dilemma; stopping in one's tracks; standing speechless
- 往生際が悪いnot knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
- 往生passing on to the next life · death
- 往診doctor's visit; house call
- 往生際の悪いunreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
- 往年years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
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