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Grade 5JLPT N1

journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly

8 strokes · frequency rank #1421

On
オウ
Kun
い.く、いにしえ、さき.に、ゆ.く

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Common words

  1. おうふくmaking a round trip; going and returning; coming and going1
    • Round trip or one-way?

    • I got slapped on both cheeks.

    • I want a round-trip ticket to Chicago.

  2. おうねんyears gone by; earlier years; former years; the past2
  3. おうらいcoming and going; traffic3
    • Many a man comes and goes.

    • I picked up a purse in the street.

    • The traffic is heavy here.

  4. おうじょうpassing on to the next life4
    • Those impossible suggestions just annoy me.

    • You are hopeless.

  5. たちおうじょうbeing brought to a standstill; being stranded; getting stuck; stalling5
    • The French teacher was stumped by her student's question.

    • I was held up on my way to the hospital in a traffic jam.

    • They were stuck for hours in a traffic jam.

  6. おうおうsometimes; often6
  7. おうじthe past; old times; bygone times; days of yore7
  8. おうしんdoctor's visit; house call8
    • The doctor made six house calls in the afternoon.

    • Let's send for the doctor.

    • She asked the doctor to come and see her son again the next day.

  9. おうろoutward journey9
  10. おうかんtraffic; coming and going; highway10

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