行く末
Meanings
Noun
1. one's future; one's fate; prospects; promise
2. one's way; one's path
Other spellings
行末
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ゆくすえ
Composed of
行く
to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for); to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road); to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; …
Godan verb
末
end; tip; top; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring; posterity; future; …
Noun
Examples1
会社 の 行く末 は 彼 の 肩 に 掛かっていた。
He bore the future of the company on his shoulders.