行(い)き

いき
noun
going, outward journey, bound for
See also: 息(いき) (breath)
1. going, outward journey
The journey toward a destination, as opposed to the return trip.
行(い)きは電車(でんしゃ)で、帰(かえ)りはバスで行(い)った。
I went by train and came back by bus.
行(い)き帰(かえ)りで2時間(じかん)かかる。
It takes 2 hours round trip.
行き帰り = round trip, there and back
行(い)きは天気(てんき)がよかったが、帰(かえ)りは雨(あめ)になった。
The weather was nice on the way there, but it rained on the way back.
2. bound for
Used as a suffix on signs and announcements to indicate destination.
東京(とうきょう)行(い)きの新幹線(しんかんせん)に乗(の)る。
To take the shinkansen bound for Tokyo.
～行き as suffix means 'bound for'
大阪(おおさか)行(い)きのバスは何番(なんばん)ですか。
What number is the bus bound for Osaka?
空港(くうこう)行(い)きのリムジンバスは30分(ぷん)おきに出(で)ている。
The limousine bus bound for the airport departs every 30 minutes.

行(い)き is a noun derived from 行(い)く (to go), meaning the outward journey.

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Antonym: 帰(かえ)り (return, way home)
Related: 行(い)く (to go)
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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.5.22 1:10
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