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行い
Meaning in Englishconduct, behavior, action
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What it means
行い means conduct or behavior; it refers to the way a person acts or carries out actions, especially in terms of moral or social conduct.
Main meanings
- conduct or behavior
- deeds or actions, especially morally oriented ones
- manner of acting in a given situation
How to use it
Used primarily as a noun in formal or written contexts. Common in phrases such as 良い行い and 悪い行い; in everyday speech it can feel literary, with synonyms like ふるまい or 行動 used in casual contexts.
Variants and close terms
- conduct, behavior — okonai
- actions, deeds — okonai
- demeanor — furumai
- attitude — taido
Composition
- 行: to go, to perform; い: nominalizing suffix; together they form a noun indicating an act or conduct
Etymology
From 行う (okonau) via nominalization; the noun 行い expresses the act of performing or carrying out, with 行 conveying action and い marking the noun form.
Word class
noun (名詞)
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孝行
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filial piety
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並行
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(going) side by side, concurrent, at the same time
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夜行
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night train, night travel
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行方
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one's whereabouts
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実行
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execution, practice, implementation
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行き
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going, outbound trip
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行儀
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manners, behavior, etiquette
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行動
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action, behavior, conduct
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流行
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trend, fashion, fad
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