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Kanji 赴: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 赴: proceed, get, become, tend

Key takeaways

Kanji 赴: proceed, get, become, tend. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

proceedgetbecometend

On reading

Kun reading

おもむ.く

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 赴

proceed, get, become, tend

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

走 + 卜

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character combines 'run' (走) and 'divination' (卜). It depicts someone running (走) towards a direction indicated by a sign or divination (卜), meaning to 'proceed' or 'head towards.' Think of the word 'funin' (赴任), which means to proceed to a new post.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 赴任ふにん

    assignment / transfer to new workplace

Kun reading

おもむ.く
  • 赴くおもむく

    to go / to proceed / to head toward

Commonly used words

  • 赴任
    ふにん

    assignment / transfer to new workplace

  • 赴く
    おもむく

    to go / to proceed / to head toward

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は新しい職場にいた。

Translation

He went to his new workplace.

Example 2

会議のために本社へく。

Translation

I will go to the head office for the meeting.

Example 3

彼は来週、東京へ任します。

Translation

He will be transferred to Tokyo next week.

Example 4

任先で新しい仕事を始めた。

Translation

I started a new job at my assigned location.

Kanji 赴: proceed, get, become, tend | Daily Nihongo