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How to say 'Whereabouts' in Japanese | 行方

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The Japanese word for Whereabouts is 'Yukue', written as 行方 in Japanese.'Whereabouts' in hiragana is ゆくえ.

word

行方

Meaning

Whereabouts

Reading

ゆくえ

yukue

Kanji

行Go 方Direction

Explanation

The Japanese noun '行方 (ゆくえ)' means 'whereabouts'. It refers to the location or direction of a person or thing, often when their current location is unknown or uncertain. This word is commonly used in contexts involving missing persons, lost items, or uncertain futures. For example: His whereabouts are unknown「彼の行方はわからない」(かれのゆくえはわからない). The missing child's whereabouts are still a mystery「行方不明の子供の行方はまだ謎だ」(ゆくえふめいのこどものゆくえはまだなぞだ). Note that '行方' can also metaphorically refer to the future or direction of something, as in 'the future of the project is uncertain'「プロジェクトの行方は不透明だ」(ぷろじぇくとのゆくえはふとうめいだ).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4542

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 行方

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

行

Meaning

kanji

方

Meaning

Direction

Words Related to 行方 Through the Kanji 行

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 行 as well.

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行く

Meaning

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行う

Meaning

Conduct

word

飛行機

Meaning

Airplane

word

行き

Meaning

Going

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行為

Meaning

Act

word

銀行

Meaning

Bank

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持って行く

Meaning

Take

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行政

Meaning

Administration

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急行

Meaning

Express, Rush

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実行

Meaning

Execution

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旅行

Meaning

Travel

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飛行場

Meaning

Airport

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連れて行く

Meaning

Take

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行成

Meaning

Suddenly

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行き来

Meaning

Coming and going

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行

Meaning

Line, Row

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行き止まり

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Dead end

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執行

Meaning

Execution

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行動

Meaning

Action

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行楽

Meaning

Outing

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行使

Meaning

Exercise

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進行

Meaning

Advance, Progress

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行列

Meaning

Line, Matrix

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修行

Meaning

Training, Asceticism

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移行

Meaning

Transition

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行事

Meaning

Event

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奉行

Meaning

Magistrate

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刊行

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Publication

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徐行

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Slow driving

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一行

Meaning

Group

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施行

Meaning

Enforcement

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行儀

Meaning

Manners

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遂行

Meaning

Execution

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通行

Meaning

Passage

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通行止め

Meaning

Roadblock

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現行

Meaning

Current, Existing

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履行

Meaning

Fulfillment

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流行る

Meaning

Trend

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先行

Meaning

Precedence

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発行

Meaning

Issue, Publication

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歩行者

Meaning

Pedestrian

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歩行者天国

Meaning

Pedestrian zone

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平行

Meaning

Parallel

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走行

Meaning

Travel

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飛行

Meaning

Flight

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流行

Meaning

Epidemic, Trend

Words Related to 行方 Through the Kanji 方

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

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方

Meaning

Direction, Side

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貴方

Meaning

You

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方法

Meaning

Method

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何方

Meaning

Where, Which

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一方

Meaning

Side, On the other hand

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地方

Meaning

Region

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言い方

Meaning

Way of speaking

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読み方

Meaning

Reading

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書き方

Meaning

Way of writing

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方向

Meaning

Direction

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仕方

Meaning

Way

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方式

Meaning

Method

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方針

Meaning

Policy

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明け方

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Dawn

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両方

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Both

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生き方

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Lifestyle

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仕方無い

Meaning

Helpless

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夕方

Meaning

Evening

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彼方

Meaning

Yonder

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方面

Meaning

Direction, Field

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方々

Meaning

People

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正方形

Meaning

Square

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他方

Meaning

Other, Another

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味方

Meaning

Ally

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前方

Meaning

Front

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双方

Meaning

Both

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方言

Meaning

Dialect

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やり方

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Method

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目方

Meaning

Weight

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長方形

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Rectangle

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方角

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Direction

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処方

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Prescription

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平方

Meaning

Square

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片方

Meaning

One, Side

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四方

Meaning

Directions

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後方

Meaning

Rear, Back

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