行脚|あんぎゃangya[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, Buddhismpilgrimage
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbwalking tour; travelling (on foot)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 行脚する（あんぎゃする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 行脚します（あんぎゃします） |
| Negative (nai) | 行脚しない（あんぎゃしない） |
| polite (masen) | 行脚しません（あんぎゃしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 行脚せず・行脚せぬ（あんぎゃせず・あんぎゃせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 行脚した（あんぎゃした） |
| polite (mashita) | 行脚しました（あんぎゃしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 行脚しなかった（あんぎゃしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 行脚しませんでした（あんぎゃしませんでした） |
| Te form | 行脚して（あんぎゃして） |
| Potential | 行脚できる（あんぎゃできる） |
| Passive | 行脚される（あんぎゃされる） |
| Causative | 行脚させる（あんぎゃさせる） |
| Causative passive | 行脚させられる（あんぎゃさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 行脚すれば（あんぎゃすれば） |
| tara | 行脚したら（あんぎゃしたら） |
| Volitional | 行脚しよう（あんぎゃしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 行脚しましょう（あんぎゃしましょう） |
| Imperative | 行脚しろ（あんぎゃしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym巡歴じゅんれきWrittenWritten and uncommon: travelling around from place to place, with none of the ascetic training that 「行脚」 implies.
- Synonym巡遊じゅんゆうWrittenWritten and uncommon: touring around. It does not stress going on foot, as 「行脚」 does.
- Related回遊かいゆうNeutralRoaming around, but its everyday use is the seasonal migration of fish, as in 「回遊魚」.
- Related周遊しゅうゆうNeutralTouring around in a circuit, as in 「周遊券」; the emphasis is on going round and taking in the sights.
- Related巡回じゅんかいNeutralGoing round for a set purpose, as in 「巡回公演」 or 「巡回パトロール」; the emphasis is on patrols and touring performances.
- Related巡覧じゅんらんWrittenWritten and rare: going around to view and visit places. 「行脚」 stresses travelling on foot for training or visiting places.
- Related遊歴ゆうれきWrittenWritten, with an old-fashioned air: travelling through the provinces, typically said of men of letters and scholars.
- Related漫遊まんゆうNeutralWandering wherever fancy takes you, as in 「世界漫遊」; the stress is on leisurely pleasure rather than training.
- Related周遊旅行NeutralA tour that loops through several places, like a travel agent's package tour; the emphasis is on sightseeing.
- Antonym定住ていじゅうNeutralAntonym: settling permanently in one place — the opposite of 「行脚」's constant walking from place to place.
- Antonym居座りいすわりNeutralAntonym: staying put in one spot for a long time, even overstaying one's welcome; the opposite of moving from place to place.
Use 「行脚」 for a monk's training pilgrimage or for walking from place to place — today often in 「食べ歩き行脚」. For sightseeing round trips pick 「周遊」 (or 「周遊旅行」 for package tours), 「漫遊」 for aimless wandering, 「巡回」 for patrols or touring rounds. 「巡覧」「巡歴」「巡遊」「遊歴」 are rare written words; 「定住」 and 「居座り」 are the opposites — settling or staying put.
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