Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1649 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: proceed, get, become, tend

Kunyomi: おもむ.く

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: run

Examples

Onyomi Examples

フニン moving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to) new appointment

フエン going to save, reinforcing (e.g. troops)

Kunyomi Examples

おもむく 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