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

行(ゆ)き先(さき)を決(き)める: decide on a destination
行(ゆ)き先(さき)を知(し)らせる: inform someone of one's whereabouts
行(ゆ)き先(さき)が分(わ)からない: don't know where someone went
行(ゆ)き先(さき)を告(つ)げる: state one's destination

Similar words

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)

Compare: 行方(ゆくえ) (whereabouts)

Compare: 帰(かえ)り先(さき) (return destination, where one is going…)

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Added 2026.1.11 21:22 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:10

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