赴く【おもむく】
Frequency rank: 4,226. – 4,229.
- to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to
- to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
- to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obeyarchaism
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 赴く【おもむく】【おもぶく】Frequency rank: 4,226. – 4,229.
- 趣く【おもむく】【おもぶく】
- 趨く【おもむく】【おもぶく】
- おもむくFrequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
- おもぶく
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to
- to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
- to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey
This meaning expresses movement towards a particular location or direction, usually with purpose or intention.
In this context, the word describes a transformation or an acceptance of a situation or reality.
This meaning conveys compliance with rules, agreements, or conditions, indicating a willingness to follow.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おもむく赴くほうこう方向the direction to goたび旅におもむく赴くto proceed on a journeyにんむ任務におもむく赴くto proceed to a missionしんじつ真実におもむく赴くto face the truthじょうきょう状況におもむく赴くto proceed according to circumstancesでんとう伝統におもむく赴くto abide by traditionほう法におもむく赴くto obey the lawもくてきち目的地におもむく赴くto head towards the destinationしんらい信頼におもむく赴くto proceed with trustかいぎ会議におもむく赴くto go to a meeting
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
3 results
It is strange that a cameraman heading for a war-zone should not know about the danger of unexploded shells. The newspaper company is being negligent in its training.
I couldn't decide what to do, so I just followed my heart.