行方・行衛|ゆくえyukue[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(one's) whereabouts
   容疑者ようぎしゃの行方ゆくえはまだ分わからない。↗

   The whereabouts of the suspect is still unknown.
2. noundestination; where one is headed
   納税者のうぜいしゃは払はらった金かねの行方ゆくえを知しる権利けんりがある。↗

   Each taxpayer has the right to know where his money goes.
3. nounoutcome; course (of events); development; direction; tide
4. nounfuture; journey ahead

• Related先行きさきゆきNeutralRefers to the outlook for the economy or a situation, as in 「先行き不透明」; 「行方」 centers on whereabouts or how things turn out.
• Related行き先いきさきNeutralThe place you are heading to, a destination; common in speech. 「行方」 instead stresses whereabouts and how a situation develops.
• Related行く先ゆくさきWrittenWritten/formal prose; a destination or one's future course. 「行方」 stresses whereabouts and the outcome, as in 「勝負の行方」.
• Related将来しょうらいNeutralThe future itself, common in both conversation and writing, as in 「将来の夢」; 「行方」 covers whereabouts and how a situation unfolds.

Use 「行方」 for the whereabouts of people or things and how a situation turns out, as in 「行方不明」 and 「勝負の行方」; use 「先行き」 for the economic outlook, 「行き先」 for a destination, and 「将来」 for the future.

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

1. 人ひとや物ものがどこにいるか、その場所ばしょ。
2. これから向むかう先さき。
3. 物事ものごとの進行しんこうや結果けっかの状態じょうたい。
4. これからの人生じんせいや前途ぜんと。