行き届く・行届く|いきとどくikitodoku[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
ゆきとどくyukitodoku[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
行き届く行き届く is the most common spelling and the recommended default for beginners. It uses a kanji-and-kana mixed spelling and is the form to choose when producing Japanese.
行届く行届く is a less common kanji-and-kana spelling of the same word. Recognize it as a variant, but choose 行き届く when writing as a beginner.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 行き届く（いきとどく） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 行き届きます（いきとどきます） |
| Negative (nai) | 行き届かない（いきとどかない） |
| polite (masen) | 行き届きません（いきとどきません） |
| classical zu / nu | 行き届かず・行き届かぬ（いきとどかず・いきとどかぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 行き届いた（いきとどいた） |
| polite (mashita) | 行き届きました（いきとどきました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 行き届かなかった（いきとどかなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 行き届きませんでした（いきとどきませんでした） |
| Te form | 行き届いて（いきとどいて） |
| Potential | 行き届ける（いきとどける） |
| Passive | 行き届かれる（いきとどかれる） |
| Causative | 行き届かせる（いきとどかせる） |
| Causative passive | 行き届かせられる・行き届かされる（いきとどかせられる・いきとどかされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 行き届けば（いきとどけば） |
| tara | 行き届いたら（いきとどいたら） |
| Volitional | 行き届こう（いきとどこう） |
| polite (mashou) | 行き届きましょう（いきとどきましょう） |
| Imperative | 行き届け（いきとどけ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related届くとどくNeutralThe broad, everyday verb for reaching: something arrives or is delivered, or is within arm's reach. 「行き届く」 is about care and attention extending to every detail.
- Antonym不十分ふじゅうぶんWrittenWritten/formal prose for something insufficient or inadequate. It contrasts with the all-round thoroughness of 「行き届く」, pointing to what falls short of completeness.
- Antonym行き届かないNeutralThe negative form: care or attention has not reached every detail, so things are not fully looked after. It stands opposite to the thoroughness of 「行き届く」.
Use 「行き届く」 when care, upkeep or cleaning reaches every detail, as in 「手入れが行き届いた庭」. For things actually arriving or being delivered, say 「届く」. 「行き届かない」 admits lapses in care, as in 「行き届かない点はご容赦ください」; 「不十分」 is the written/formal word for insufficient.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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