Japanese word

行方

Pronunciation

Romajiyukue

Meaning

  • nounwhereabouts

Example

彼の行方はまだわかりません。kare no yukue wa ma da wa ka ri ma se n

His whereabouts are still unknown.

Illustration for 行方 (whereabouts)

More examples

警察は目撃情報をもとに、彼の行方を追っています。kei satsu wa moku geki jō hō o mo to ni kare no yukue o o tte i ma su

The police are tracking his whereabouts based on witness reports.

Core concept

Points to the direction or place where a person or thing has gone, especially when its current location is unknown.

Common phrases

  • 行方を捜すyukue o saga su

    search for ___'s whereabouts

  • 行方がわからないyukue ga wa ka ra na i

    not know ___'s whereabouts

  • 行方不明yukue fu mei

    missing

  • 行方を追うyukue o o u

    track ___'s whereabouts

Similar words

所在shozai: The place where a person or thing is located, often used in formal contexts.
ありかarika: The place where a person or thing can be found, especially when it is hidden or missing.
居場所ibasho: The place where a person is or normally stays, often in everyday speech.

Definition in Japanese

人や物が行った先や、現在いる場所。hito ya mono ga okona tta saki ya gen zai i ru ba sho

Word origin

行方 (yukue) is built from the native elements 行く (yuku, "to go") and 方 (e, "direction or place"); 方 uses an old reading in this word.

Usage tips

  • The noun whereabouts commonly takes a plural verb, as in "His whereabouts are unknown," while 行方 (yukue) does not mark this grammatical distinction.

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