往 — kanji meaning “journey”
往
journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly
- Meanings
- journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly
- On'yomi
- オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi
- い.く、いにしえ、さき.に、ゆ.く
- Name readings
- みち
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1421 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 60
- Chinese reading
- wǎng, wàng — Chinese character page
Words with 往
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 往復 | おうふく oufuku | making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going |
| 往来 | おうらい ourai | coming and going; traffic |
| 往年 | おうねん ounen | years gone by; earlier years; former years |
| 往生 | おうじょう oujou | passing on to the next life |
| 立ち往生 | たちおうじょう tachioujou | being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck |
| 往診 | おうしん oushin | doctor's visit; house call |
| 右往左往 | うおうさおう uousaou | moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that |
| 往々 | おうおう ouou | sometimes; often |
| 往時 | おうじ ouji | the past; old times; bygone times |
| 往路 | おうろ ouro | outward journey |
| 既往症 | きおうしょう kioushou | illness that one had in the past; previous illness; medical history |
| 既往 | きおう kiou | the past |
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