行き来・往き来・行来|ゆききyukiki[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
いききikiki[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
行き来行き来 is the most common and standard written form, using mixed kanji and kana; it is the recommended choice for beginners.
往き来往き来 is a less common kanji-and-kana variant of 行き来. Recognize it when encountered, but choose 行き来 as a beginner.
行来行来 is the least common of these three forms and is written entirely in kanji. Beginners should use 行き来 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcoming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other好きなように行き来していいですよ。↗You may come and go at will.
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstreet traffic; highway
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 行き来する（ゆききする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 行き来します（ゆききします） |
| Negative (nai) | 行き来しない（ゆききしない） |
| polite (masen) | 行き来しません（ゆききしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 行き来せず・行き来せぬ（ゆききせず・ゆききせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 行き来した（ゆききした） |
| polite (mashita) | 行き来しました（ゆききしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 行き来しなかった（ゆききしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 行き来しませんでした（ゆききしませんでした） |
| Te form | 行き来して（ゆききして） |
| Potential | 行き来できる（ゆききできる） |
| Passive | 行き来される（ゆききされる） |
| Causative | 行き来させる（ゆききさせる） |
| Causative passive | 行き来させられる（ゆききさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 行き来すれば（ゆききすれば） |
| tara | 行き来したら（ゆききしたら） |
| Volitional | 行き来しよう（ゆききしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 行き来しましょう（ゆききしましょう） |
| Imperative | 行き来しろ（ゆききしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym往来おうらいWrittenCovers coming and going and traffic, and can also mean a road or socializing; leans toward written prose, as in 「往来が激しい」.
- Synonym行き交いゆきかいNeutralPeople or vehicles coming and going, stressing the crisscross of movement; 「行き来」 also covers social contact between people.
- Related交通こうつうNeutralBroader term covering traffic and transportation, as in 「交通手段」; 「行き来」 focuses on concrete back-and-forth movement or personal contact.
- Antonym停滞ていたいNeutralAntonym: stagnation, things failing to move forward — the opposite of the back-and-forth flow of 「行き来」.
- Antonym停止ていしNeutralAntonym: a halt or suspension of movement or activity, versus the constant coming and going of 「行き来」.
Use 「行き来」 for people or vehicles going back and forth, or friends and family visiting each other. For crisscrossing traffic pick 「行き交い」, in written prose 「往来」, and for transport broadly 「交通」; 「停滞」 and 「停止」 are its opposites.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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