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What is the Kanji for 'Proceed to'? | 赴

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Proceed to', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Proceed to' is 赴.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Proceed to

    Reading

    kunyomiおもむ

    omomu

    onyomi

    fu

    Parts

    Run Divination

    Example Word

    赴く: go or proceed. The Japanese verb '赴く (おもむく)' primarily means 'to go' or 'to proceed' towards a specific destination or situation, often implying a sense of purpose or inevitability. It is commonly used in formal or literary contexts to describe moving towards a place, role, or state. For example: He went to the battlefield「彼は戦場に赴いた」(かれはせんじょうにおもむいた). She proceeded to her new job「彼女は新しい仕事に赴いた」(かのじょはあたらしいしごとにおもむいた). The verb can also carry a nuanced sense of moving towards a fate or outcome, as in '赴く運命 (おもむくうんめい) (destined fate)'.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    9

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1845

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Run

    radical

    Meaning

    Divination

Words Using

This kanji is used in 1 word:

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 5 kanji contain the part 走 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Wake up

    kanji

    Meaning

    Gist, Flavor

    kanji

    Meaning

    Follower, Junior

    kanji

    Meaning

    Surpass, Transcend

    kanji

    Meaning

    Go across, Go beyond

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 9 kanji contain the part 卜 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Up

    kanji

    Meaning

    Down

    kanji

    Meaning

    Outside

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fortune telling

    kanji

    Meaning

    Skin

    kanji

    Meaning

    Eminent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Set, Hang

    kanji

    Meaning

    Crude, Simple

    kanji

    Meaning

    Obituary

Learn the Kanji

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What does 赴 mean?

赴 means 'Proceed to'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

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