English–Japanese
“go” in Japanese
How to say “go” in Japanese
“Go” in Japanese is 行く (iku).
It describes movement from the current place toward a destination, with the same idea extending to leaving or heading toward a goal.
Example sentences with 行く
毎日学校へ行きます。mai nichi gak kō e i ki ma su
I go to school every day.
明日は駅まで行きます。asu wa eki ma de i ki ma su
Tomorrow I will go as far as the station.
Tips for using 行く
- The destination of 行く (iku) often appears with に (ni) or へ (e), as in 公園へ行く (kōen e iku) for going to a park.
Other Japanese words for “go”
明日、学校へまいります。asu gak kō e ma i ri ma su
I will go to school tomorrow.
碁を打ちます。go o u chi ma su
I play go.