proceed, get, become, tend

About this kanji

The kanji 赴 (pronounced 'フ' in on'yomi and 'おもむく' in kun'yomi) primarily means to proceed or go in a certain direction. It is often used in verbs rather than as a noun. Some common compounds include 赴任 (ふにん), which means to move to a new location for a job, and 赴く (おもむく), meaning to go toward or head in a specific direction. Another example is 単身赴任 (たんしんふにん), referring to someone who takes a job away from their family. A useful note is that 赴 often carries a sense of movement towards a particular goal or duty.

Example sentences

• 彼は海外に赴くことにした。

  He decided to go abroad.

Meanings across languages

English

proceed, get, become, tend

Tiếng Việt

tiến tới

日本語

赴く

한국어

가다

中文

赴

id

melanjutkan

th

ดำเนินการ

es

proceder

fr

procéder

de

fortfahren

pt

prosseguir

Common compounds

• 赴任ふにんmoving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to) new appointment
• 赴くおもむくto go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to
• 単身赴任たんしんふにんtaking up a post away from one's family, job transfer without one's family, living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job
• 赴援ふえんgoing to save, reinforcing (e.g. troops)
• 赴任地ふにんちplace of (new) post, (new) place of appointment
• 海外赴任かいがいふにんoverseas assignment, overseas posting
• 快方に赴くかいほうにおもむくto improve, to get better, to convalesce
• 盛大に赴くせいだいにおもむくto grow in prosperity