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行為

こうい

act, conduct

Mnemonic

Something done on purpose rather than something that merely happened. The same co こう as 行動 at the shop door, with an ee い of intent behind it. What he did left the room with the wrong idea: こうい.

Built from

go, conduct
A crossroads seen from above. Its left half is 彳, the step radical.
do, act, for the sake of
Originally a hand leading an elephant. Doing something, and doing it for the sake of something else.

Words sharing these kanji

to go to perform, to do action, conduct to take (a person) along

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