往

Going, Departing

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingオウ

Kun readingい.く

Jōyō Grade 5Level 26

Verbs with «往»

doctor's visit
house call

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical彳step

Components

How it's built

往

→
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Nelson · column · going (行) · line · candlestick · lord · drop (丶) · king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 945

Compound words

往復おうふく

making a round trip; going and returning; coming and going; round-trip ticket; return ticket

往診おうしん

doctor's visit; house call

往生おうじょう

passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end

往年おうねん

years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past

往来おうらい

coming and going; traffic; road; street; association

既往症きおうしょう

illness that one had in the past; previous illness; medical history; anamnesis

右往左往うおうさおう

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

立ち往生たちおうじょう

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling; deadlock

first half of a reply card

往昔おうせき

ancient times

往訪おうほう

going to visit (someone)

memories of the past events (being, becoming) far and distant

往事茫々おうじぼうぼう

memories of the past events (being, becoming) far and distant

往事茫茫おうじぼうぼう

memories of the past events (being, becoming) far and distant

Additional Examples

大阪までの往復切符を二枚下さい。

Two roundtrip tickets to Osaka, please.tatoeba

多くの人が往来する。

Many a man comes and goes.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Go; past. 彳 (path) + 主 — going forward. 往復 — round trip.Also known as “Journey”

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 往

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step