Word Meaning 赴く

おもぶく omobuku

赴く is read as おもぶく (omobuku) and means to become.

Meaning

English

to become
to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
to abide by
to agree to
to consent to
to obey
to go in the direction of
to proceed toward

Reading

Kana

おもぶく

Romaji

omobuku

Writing Variants

趣くおもぶく omobuku
趣くおもむく omomuku
趨くおもぶく omobuku
趨くおもむく omomuku
赴くおもむく omomuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 11567 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

赴任

ふにん

moving to a different location to start a new job

赴任地

ふにんち

place of (new) post

単身赴任

たんしんふにん

(intra-company) job transfer away from one's family

Example Sentences

社長は海外支社に赴く予定だ。

しゃちょうはかいがいししゃにおもむくよていだ。

The president is scheduled to go to the overseas branch.

戦場に赴くカメラマンが不発弾の危険性を知らないのは不思議だ、新聞社は教育を怠ってる。

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.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

原神展～たびごころの赴くままに～記念アニメ Genshin Ten: Tabigokoro no Omomuku Mama ni Kinen Anime