Kanji details for

 
Uses 6 strokes
Taught in grade 3

Search words that:
- start with 向
- end with 向
- contain 向
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
KUN:
  • 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
ON:
  • コウ
    kou
Nanori:
  • こお
    koo
  • ta
  • na
  • むか
    muka
  • むかい
    mukai
  • むこう
    mukou
Written with 6 strokes
Taught in grade 3
Radicals:
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noun
1.
opposite side, other side, opposite direction
2.
over there, that way, far away, beyond
3.
the other party, the other person
4.
future (starting now)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to face
2.
to go towards, to head towards
Other readings:
向う【むかう】
対う【むかう】

noun
1.
direction, orientation, bearing, way
2.
course (e.g. of action)

noun, auxillary suru verb
tendency, trend, inclination

noun, no-adjective
facing, opposite, across the street, other side
Other readings:
向かい【むかい】
対い【むかい】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.)
2.
to face (e.g. east), to look out on
3.
to point to
4.
to be suited to, to be fit for
5.
to go in the direction of, to lean towards (of a feeling)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn towards, to point

noun
intention, idea, inclination, wish
Other readings:
意嚮【いこう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress

noun
trend, tendency, movement, attitude
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