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JLPT N1 · Noun

行い (okonai)

行い (おこない, okonai) is a Japanese noun meaning “deed; act”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おこない
Romaji
okonai
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. deed; act; action · noun
  2. conduct; behavior; behaviour · noun
  3. asceticism · noun

Example sentences

彼は勇気ある行いをした。
He did a courageous act.
Tatoeba #99340
そのような行ないはいかにもメグらしい。
Such behavior is just like Meg.
Tatoeba #212519

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 行い

行
going, journey, carry outコウ・ギョウ・い.く・ゆ.く · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 行い.

行くいくto go銀行ぎんこうbank旅行りょこうtravel飛行機ひこうきairplane行うおこなうto perform急行きゅうこうhurrying (to somewhere)飛行場ひこうじょうairfield実行じっこうexecution (e.g. of a plan)行きいきthe way there行きゆきthe way there行儀ぎょうぎmanners行動こうどうaction流行りゅうこうfashion刊行かんこうpublication

Source: JMdict entry 1589050 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.