往

outbound; journey; travel; chase away; let go; going; before; formerly

8 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 1421.

Readings

• オウ (on reading): 往復 (おうふく) making a round trip; 往来 (おうらい) coming and going
• いく (kun reading): 往ぬ (いぬ) to leave; 往にし (いにし) past (times)
• いにしえ (kun reading)
• さきに (kun reading)
• ゆく (kun reading): 往き返り (ゆきかえり) round trip

Components

• 彳
• 主
• 丶 radical dot
• 彳 radical step, left-side form of 行
• 王 radical king; jewel, left-side form of 玉

Words using 往

• 往復 (おうふく) making a round trip
• 往来 (おうらい) coming and going
• 往生 (おうじょう) passing on to the next life
• 往年 (おうねん) years gone by
• 往復切符 (おうふくきっぷ) round-trip ticket
• 往ぬ (いぬ) to leave
• 往にし (いにし) past (times)
• 往んじ (いんじ) olden-day
• 虎は千里往って千里還る (とらはせんりいってせんりかえる) a parent will do anything for their child
• 往き返り (ゆきかえり) round trip

67 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists