行(ゆ)く末(すえ)

ゆくすえ
noun
future, fate, what lies ahead
1. future, what lies ahead
The future or eventual outcome of someone or something.
子供(こども)の行(ゆ)く末(すえ)が心配(しんぱい)だ。
I'm worried about my child's future.
この国(くに)の行(ゆ)く末(すえ)を案(あん)じる。
I worry about the future of this country.
二人(ふたり)の行(ゆ)く末(すえ)は誰(だれ)にもわからない。
No one knows what the future holds for the two of them.

A somewhat literary word often used when expressing concern or uncertainty about the future.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 行(ゆ)く末(すえ)が心配(しんぱい)だ (worried about the future)
  • 行(ゆ)く末(すえ)を案(あん)じる (to be concerned about the future)
  • 行(ゆ)く末(すえ)を見守(みまも)る (to watch over someone's future)

ALTERNATE READINGS:

  • Also read as いくすえ

RELATED TERMS:

  • 将来(しょうらい): future
  • 末路(まつろ): end, fate (often negative)
  • 前途(ぜんと): prospects, future
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Added 2026.2.4 15:17
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