# 往 — set out; past

往 means “set out; past”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: オウ (ou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 往々 (ouou, “sometimes; often”).

- Meaning: set out; past
- On'yomi: オウ (ou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Moving 3

## How to remember 往

Parts: 彳 stepping · 主 master

## Words with 往

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 往々 | おうおう (ouou) | sometimes; often |

## Don't confuse it with

[主](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/master/) · [玉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ball/) · [国](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/country/) · [住](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/live/)

## More in the “Moving 3” set

[往](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-out/) · [墜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crash-down/) · [逸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/deviate/) · [遭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meet-with-trouble/) · [践](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/put-into-practice/) · [伏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lie-prone/) · [赴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/proceed-to/) · [跳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hop/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/set-out/. Last updated 2026-11-01.