Word Meaning 赴く

おもむく omomuku

赴く is read as おもむく (omomuku) 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

おもむく

Romaji

omomuku

Writing Variants

趣くおもむく omomuku
趨くおもむく omomuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 24846 Priority D

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

盛大に赴く

せいだいにおもむく

to grow in prosperity

快方に赴く

かいほうにおもむく

to improve

単身赴任

たんしんふにん

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

海外赴任

かいがいふにん

overseas assignment

単身赴任者

たんしんふにんしゃ

employee posted away from their 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.