GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5

Guided Japanese Course

A mastery path for complete beginners and technology professionals.

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11 tracks

TRACK 2 · 2-6

に / へ: Destination and Direction

Use に and へ with movement destinations and understand their beginner-level nuance.

25 min
Before you begin
  • Movement verbs 行きます・来ます・帰ります.
Why this matters

Moving between home, office, meeting rooms, and customer sites is everyday Japanese.

1. に marks a destination endpoint

With movement verbs, に identifies where motion terminates.

Movement to an endpoint
現在地
→に
会社
I go to the office. 会社に行きます。 かいしゃ に いきます。

Natural: I go to the office.

Structure: company — destination — go.

Endpoint.

I come to the meeting room. 会議室に来ます。 かいぎしつ に きます。

Natural: I come to the meeting room.

Structure: meeting room — destination — come.

Arrival point.

I return home. 家に帰ります。 いえ に かえります。

Natural: I return home.

Structure: home — destination — return.

Endpoint.