往 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

brushOrigin of the character

形声。原字の「㞷」（楷書で「主」と書かれる部分に相当）は、「止」或いは「之」+音符「王」。のち「彳」を加えて「往」の字体となる。「いく」を意味する漢語｛往｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• オウElem.

Kun (native)

• い(く)
• いにしえ
• さき(に)
• ゆ(く)

Nanori (used in names)

• みち

Other languages

• 拼音wang3
• 拼音wang4
• 한글wang
• Hán-ViệtVãng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

infoBasics

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

⺍(つかんむり)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+5F80

grid_viewComponents

• 丶てん
• 彳ぎょうにんべん
• 王

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰彳主

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 往復おうふくある場所へ行って元の場所へ帰ること。 手紙のやりとり。making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going, round-trip ticket
• 往来おうらい行ったり来たりすること。交通。 道路。通り。 お互いに行き来すること。交際。coming and going, traffic, road, street
• 往年おうねん過ぎ去った昔。years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
• 往診おうしん医師が患者の居住する場所を訪問して診察すること。doctor's visit, house call
• 往生おうじょう輪廻転生の一環として、前世の因縁を受けて、他の世界、特に浄土、さらに狭義には極楽浄土に生まれること。 死ぬこと。 災難や困難にあって身動きが取れなくなること。passing on to the next life, death, giving up a struggle, submission
• 往時おうじ過ぎ去った昔。昔日。the past, old times, bygone times, days of yore
• 往路おうろ行く際に通る道。outward journey
• 往々おうおうsometimes, often
• 往還おうかん行き帰り。往復。往来。 往来する道。街道。traffic, coming and going, highway
• 往航おうこう船舶や航空機が目的地へ航行すること。outward voyage, outbound flight
• 往事おうじ昔の出来事。the past, past events
• 往信おうしん当方から返信を求めて発送する通信。first half of a reply letter or card
• 往昔おうせき昔。往事。往古。いにしえ。ancient times
• 往日おうじつ過ぎ去った日。旧日。ancient times
• 往返おうへん行くことと帰ること。round trip
• 往訪おうほう人を訪ねること。going to visit (someone), calling on
• 往古おうこはるか昔。大昔。太古。ancient times
• 往ぬいぬto leave, to go home, to go, to leave
• 往代おうだいancient times, times of old, time long since passed
• 往者おうしゃ行く人。person going (away), past

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(69 results)

compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 住One part differs
• 注One part differs
• 柱One part differs
• 拄One part differs
• 炷One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-3-5

Four Corner

2021.4

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3i5.6

Heisig

945

Nelson

1605