向
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
N36 strokes
On'yomi
コウ kou
Kun'yomi
む.く mu.kuむ.い mu.i-む.き -mu.kiむ.ける mu.keru-む.け -mu.keむ.かう mu.kauむ.かい mu.kaiむ.こう mu.kouむ.こう- mu.kou-むこ mukoむか.い muka.i
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Examples
窓は南向きです。
The window faces south.
田中さんに向かって質問した。
I asked a question toward Tanaka.
彼は目標に向かって進んでいる。
He is moving toward his goal.
Words with this Kanji
向こうむこうopposite side, across; other party向かうむかうhead toward, face, go to meet方向ほうこうdirection～向き～むきfacing, directed towards; suited for～向け～むけaimed at, intended for傾向けいこうtendency, trend向かいむかいopposite, facing向かい合うむかいあうface each other, confront向かい側むかいがわopposite side, across the way向くむくface, suit, be suitable向けるむけるdirect; turn towards; go to一向にいっこうにnot in the least, not at all仰向くあおむくlie on one's back, recline face upward向きむきdirection; facing; earnest, serious向き合うむきあうface, confront; face up to (problem)向上心こうじょうしんambition, aspiration出向しゅっこうdispatch, transfer振り向くふりむくturn around, look back; pay attention意向いこうintention, inclination一向いっこうnot at all, not in the slightest