other N3 common politewritten
行う — to carry out
行う ・ おこなう
Meaning
- to carry out / conduct / hold (an event or activity) — a formal verb for performing an organized action
Key sentence
来週、入学式が行われる。
The entrance ceremony will be held next week.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun (an activity/event) + を + 行う | N + を行う | 試験を行う / 調査を行う |
Examples
会議はオンラインで行われた。
The meeting was conducted online.
毎年この時期に防災訓練を行う。
Every year around this time we carry out disaster drills.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Read おこなう, not いく — the kanji 行 is shared with 行く ('to go'). The passive 行われる ('is held / conducted') is especially frequent in formal writing. Plainer synonym: する.
See 行う in real sentences
Jengo shows 行う the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.