往 is the Japanese kanji for travel, journey, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is い.く、いにしえ、さき.に and its on reading is オウ.
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Words with 往
- 往復making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going
- 往来coming and going, traffic
- 往年years gone by, earlier years, former years
- 立ち往生being brought to a standstill, being stranded, getting stuck
- 往生passing on to the next life
- 往時the past, old times, bygone times
Practice 往 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.