出向く|でむくdemuku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto go to; to proceed to; to leave for
    私がそこに出向でむく必要ひつようがありますか。↗
    Is there any need for me to go there?
Conjugation
Dictionary form出向く(でむく)
Polite (masu)出向きます(でむきます)
Negative (nai)出向かない(でむかない)
polite (masen)出向きません(でむきません)
classical zu / nu出向かず・出向かぬ(でむかず・でむかぬ)
Past (ta)出向いた(でむいた)
polite (mashita)出向きました(でむきました)
Past negative (nakatta)出向かなかった(でむかなかった)
polite (masen deshita)出向きませんでした(でむきませんでした)
Te form出向いて(でむいて)
Potential出向ける(でむける)
Passive出向かれる(でむかれる)
Causative出向かせる(でむかせる)
Causative passive出向かせられる・出向かされる(でむかせられる・でむかされる)
Conditional (ba)出向けば(でむけば)
tara出向いたら(でむいたら)
Volitional出向こう(でむこう)
polite (mashou)出向きましょう(でむきましょう)
Imperative出向け(でむけ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymいくNeutralThe most basic word for 'go'; unlike 「出向く」, it does not stress making a special trip somewhere in person.
  • RelatedまいるFormalFormal humble language for going or coming, as in 「すぐに参ります」; it stresses deference, while 「出向く」 stresses going somewhere in person.
  • Related顔出しかおだしNeutralPutting in a brief appearance, as in 「会合に顔出しする」; it stresses showing up for a moment, not traveling to a place.
  • Antonym帰るかえるNeutralAntonym: to return or go home — the reverse of 「出向く」, which is about heading out to a place.
  • Antonym戻るもどるNeutralAntonym: to go back to where you were, the reverse of 「出向く」's sense of setting out for somewhere.

Use 「出向く」 when you make a point of going somewhere in person, as in 「現地に出向く」 or 「銀行に出向く」. For ordinary going say 「行く」, for humble speech 「参る」, for just showing up 「顔出し」; 「帰る」 and 「戻る」 are the opposites.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 自分じぶんから出でかけてある場所ばしょに行いく。
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