JLPT N1 · Noun

行為 (koui)

行為 (こうい, koui) is a Japanese noun meaning “act; deed”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうい
Romaji: koui
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

act; deed; conduct · noun

Example sentences

彼は自分の行為を正当化しようとしている。

He is trying to justify his act.

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

Kanji in 行為

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

do, change, makeイ・ため・な.る · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 行為.

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 1281830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.