行(ゆ)き先(さき)

ゆきさき
noun
destination, whereabouts
1. destination, where one is going
The place someone is heading to or planning to go.
行(ゆ)き先(さき)を決(き)めていない。
I haven't decided on a destination.
行(ゆ)き先(さき)を教(おし)えてください。
Please tell me your destination.
タクシーに乗(の)って行(ゆ)き先(さき)を運転手(うんてんしゅ)に伝(つた)えた。
I got in a taxi and told the driver my destination.
2. whereabouts, where someone went
Where someone has gone or can be found.
彼(かれ)の行(ゆ)き先(さき)が分(わ)からない。
I don't know where he went.
行(ゆ)き先(さき)を知(し)らせてから出(で)かけてね。
Let us know where you're going before you head out.
娘(むすめ)の行(ゆ)き先(さき)が分(わ)からなくて心配(しんぱい)していたが、友達(ともだち)の家(いえ)にいることが分(わ)かって安心(あんしん)した。
I was worried because I didn't know where my daughter had gone, but I was relieved to find out she was at a friend's house.

行(ゆ)き先(さき) has two related meanings: the destination someone is heading to, and the whereabouts of someone who has left.

ETYMOLOGY:
Compound of 行(ゆ)く (to go) + 先(さき) (ahead, destination).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

SIMILAR TERMS:

  • 目的地(もくてきち): destination — more formal, emphasizes the intended goal
  • 行方(ゆくえ): whereabouts — often used when someone is missing or lost
  • 帰(かえ)り先(さき): return destination, where one is going back to

Related Words

Synonym: 目的地(もくてきち) (formal)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:22 · Revised 2026.5.24 22:27
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