ゆく

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See also: いく

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of ゆく – see the following entries.
to go; to come to one's place
to (a letter) be delivered
to depart
to rely (on a method)
( ()) to age
(うまく) to go well
(auxiliary, usually spelled in hiragana) After the て-form of a verb:
to continue to do something; to go on to do something
to gradually do something
イく: (slang) to have an orgasm, to come, to cum
Alternative spellings
往く, イく
to pass away
(This term, ゆく, 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

Noun

ゆく (yuku

  1. (regional, Kagoshima) to rest