- 往復 — round trip
- 往来 — traffic / coming and going
- 往路 — outward journey
- 往診 — doctor’s house call
- 往生 — death / passing into the afterlife
- 往年 — bygone years / former times
The radical 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) represents movement or steps. Combined with the phonetic element 主 (simplified here), 往 expresses the idea of proceeding toward a certain destination or place. It’s frequently used in formal or compound expressions related to transit or movement.
