往: to go; previous

往 wǎng

verb | preposition
: to go (in a direction); to; towards
: (of a train) bound for
: past; previous, formerly

Kun Reading

往き | いき iki OR ゆき yuki

noun suffix
: bound for …
: going (to)

往く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku

行く | いく iku OR ゆく yuku
(out-dated kanji) godan verb – iku/yuku special class | intransitive verb
: to go
: to proceed; to take place
: (Auxiliary verb) to continue

往ぬ | いぬ inu

godan verb with nu ending
: (Archaism) to go
: to pass (of time)
: to die
: to go bad; to rot
: (Kansai dialect) to go home

往往 wang3wang3: often; frequently [往々 | おうおう ouou: sometimes; often]

往來[来] wang3lai2: dealings; contacts; to go back and forth
[往来 | おうらい ourai: coming and going; road; correspondence; street traffic; highway]

來[来]往 lai2wang3: to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with

往返 wang3fan3: to go back and forth; to go to and fro; round trip
[おうへん ouhen: round trip]

往事 wang3shi4: past events; former happenings
[おうじ: the past; past events]

往常 wang3chang2: habitually (in the past); as one used to do formerly; as it used to be

前往 qian2wang3; to leave for; to proceed towards; to go

交往 jiao1wang3: to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact

以往 yi3wang3: in the past; formerly
[いおう iou: hereafter; the future; formerly; in ancient times]

神往 shen2 wang3: to be fascinated; to be rapt; to long for; to dream of

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語
往って来い | いってこい itte koi
: going back and forth; changing scenery (theater); fluctuation (e.g. in a market)

人馬往来 | じんばおうらい jinba ourai
: (yoji) the passage of people and horses; coming and going of people and horses

*古往今来 | こおうこんらい koou konrai
: (yoji) in all ages; since antiquity

右往左往 | うおうさおう uou saou
: (yoji) move about in confusion; go every which way; going right and left; this way and that

**勇往邁進 | ゆうおうまいしん yuuoumaishin
: (yoji) dash and go; pushing forward

極楽往生 | ごくらくおうじょう gokuraku oujou
: (yoji) rebirth in paradise; peaceful death

往生際が悪い | おうじょうぎわがわるい oujou giwa ga warui
: not knowing when to give up

弁慶の立往生 | べんけいのたちおうじょう benkei no tachi oujou
; situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward

既往は咎めず | きおうはとがめず kiou wa togamezu
: don’t dwell on the past

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
往往有之 wang3 wang3 you3 zhi1
: to have always had

不咎既往 bu4 jiu4 ji4 wang3
; not censure sb for his past misdeeds; overlook sb’s past mistakes; let bygones be bygones

一如既往 yi1 ru2 ji4 wang3
: just as in the past; as before; continuing as always

一往無前 [一往无前] yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2
: to advance courageously; to press forward

*古往今來 [古往今来] gu3 wang3 jin1 lai2
: since ancient times; since times immemorial

**勇往直前 yong3 wang3 zhi2 qian2
: to advance bravely

既往不咎 ji4 wang3 bu4 jiu4
: to forget and not bear recriminations; to let bygones be bygones. There is no point in crying over spilled milk.

禮尚往來 [礼尚往来] li3 shang4 wang3 lai2
: lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity; fig. to return politeness for politeness
OR
來而不往非禮也 [来而不往非礼也] lai2 er2 bu4 wang3 fei1 li3 ye3
: not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind

水往低處流 [水往低处流] shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2
: water flows downhill (whereas man struggles upwards)
OR
人往高處走，水往低處流 [人往高处走，水往低处流] ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2
: man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down; one should constantly strive to make progress

往臉上抹黑 [往脸上抹黑] wang3 lian3 shang4 mo3 hei1
: to bring shame to; to smear; to disgrace