Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 赴く(おもむく) in Japanese

赴く, 趣く, 趨く
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
おもむく
Romaji
omomuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to
    Example sentence
    戦場赴くカメラマン不発弾危険性知らないのは不思議新聞社教育怠ってる It is strange that a cameraman heading for a war-zone should not know about the danger of unexploded shells. The newspaper company is being negligent in its training.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey
    Example sentence
    決心つきかねたので感情のおもむくまま行動した I couldn't decide what to do, so I just followed my heart.

Examples of 赴く, 趣く, 趨く, おもむく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
赴く
Plain Polite
赴きます
Negative
赴かない
Negative Polite
赴きません

Past

Plain
赴いた
Plain Polite
赴きました
Negative
赴かなかった
Negative Polite
赴きませんでした

Te

Plain
赴いて
Plain Polite
赴きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
赴かれる
Plain Polite
赴かれます
Negative
赴かれない
Negative Polite
赴かれません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

proceed, get, become, tend

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: おもむ.く

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JLPT 1

15 strokes

gist, proceed to, tend, become

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: おもむき, おもむ.く

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17 strokes

run, go, quick, tend towards

On'Yomi: スウ, ソク

Kun'Yomi: しゅ, おもむ.く, はし.る

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