一行(いっこう)

いっこう
noun
party; group (traveling together)
1. party; group; entourage
A group of people traveling or acting together as a unit, often a delegation or the people accompanying a central figure.
社長(しゃちょう)一行(いっこう)が到着(とうちゃく)した。
The president's party has arrived.
一行(いっこう)はバスで観光地(かんこうち)へ向(む)かった。
The group headed for the sightseeing spot by bus.
視察団(しさつだん)の一行(いっこう)は各地(かくち)の工場(こうじょう)を訪(おとず)れた。
The inspection delegation visited factories in various regions.

Counts a group moving as a unit, often with a leader: 名前(なまえ)＋一行(いっこう) (社長(しゃちょう)一行(いっこう)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 一行(いっこう)様(さま): "your party" (polite, on reservations)
  • 一行(いっこう)六名(ろくめい): a party of six

NOTE ON READING:
Read いっこう in this "group" sense. The same kanji read いちぎょう means "one line (of text)."

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 団体(だんたい): group; party — larger and more organized
  • 一団(いちだん): a body of people — emphasizes a single cluster
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