かよい (カヨイ)
Kayoi · かよい — to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. tho
Other ways to say “to go to and from” in Japanese →
かよい in rōmaji: kayoi.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
かよい
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
通う
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| 読み (Reading) |
カヨイ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ワア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
かよい
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| 読み・基本形 |
カヨウ
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| 表記・基本形 |
かよう
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| 見出し語の読み |
カヨウ
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Used in written and spoken Japanese to describe regular commuting or back-and-forth movement between two places, often for work, school, or transportation.
私は毎日東京と横浜をかよいしています。
Watashi wa mainichi Tōkyō to Yokohama o kayoi shite imasu.
I commute between Tokyo and Yokohama every day.
⚖️ Often confused with 'tsūkin' (commuting), but 'kayoi' emphasizes the back-and-forth movement itself, while 'tsūkin' specifically refers to commuting to work or school.
かよい means “to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. tho” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
通います
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| て形 (Te-form) |
通って
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| 過去形 (Past) |
通った
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
通わない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
通いましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
通える
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
通われる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
通わせる
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