漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 58 strokesRadical
On
オウ
Kun
Meaning
to go; journey; past

Origin

ORIGIN

彳 "to go" plus 王 "to extend"; heading straight onward — hence "to go, the outward journey."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

オウ往復・往来・既往症

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 往復おうふく

    round trip

  • 往来おうらい

    coming and going; traffic

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

駅までの往復の切符を買った。

I bought a return ticket to the station.

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