ゆく

See also: いく

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ゆく – see the following entries.

【行いく】 [verb] to go; to come to one's place [verb] to (a letter) be delivered [verb] to depart [verb] to rely (on a method) [verb] (年が〜) to age [verb] (うまく〜) to go well [verb] (auxiliary, usually spelled in hiragana) After the て-form of a verb: [verb] to continue to do something; to go on to do something [verb] to gradually do something [verb] イく: (slang) to have an orgasm, to come, to cum Alternative spellings 往く, イく

【逝いく】 [verb] to die, to pass away [verb] to have an orgasm

(This term, ゆく (yuku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ゆく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゆく.)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *yukəpu (“to rest”).

Alternative forms

• よく (yoku)

Noun

ゆく • (yuku) 

1. (regional, Kagoshima) to rest