Kanji Course
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Section 15
向
Meaning：
In Japanese，向 means “toward”.
How to read it：
Kunyomi：む
Onyomi：こう
How to write it：
How to use it：
Kunyomi:
向かう（むかう）→to go toward
Onyomi:
方向（ほうこう）→direction
Origin：
You can see that the window of this house is toward you.
So 向 means “toward”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 向こう | むこう | the other side | Noun |
| Basic | 向かう | むかう | to head towards | Verb |
| Inter | 向ける | むける | to turn to | Verb |
| Inter | 方向 | ほうこう | direction | Noun |
| Inter | 傾向 | けいこう | trend | Noun |
| Inter | 向く | むく | to face | Verb |
| Inter | 向上 | こうがみ | improvement | Noun & Verb |
| Inter | 志向 | しこう | intention | Noun & Verb |
| Inter | 動向 | どうこう | trend | Noun |
| Inter | 意向 | いこう | intention | Noun |
| Inter | 向き合う | むきあう | to face | Verb |
| Adv | 出向く | でむく | to step forward | Verb |
| Adv | 振り向く | ふりむく | to turn around | Verb |
| Adv | 前向き | まえむき | positive | na-Adj |
| Adv | 向かい合う | むかいあう | to face each other | Verb |
| Adv | 向こう側 | むこうがわ | the other side | Noun |
| Adv | 立ち向かう | たちむかう | to face | Verb |
| Adv | 仰向け | あおむけ | face up | Noun |
| Adv | 日向 | ひなた | in the sun | Noun |
| Adv | 向かい | むかい | across from | Noun |
| Adv | 趣向 | しゅこう | plan | Noun |
| Adv | 指向 | しこう | orientation | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 表向き | おもてむき | official | Noun |
| H_Adv | 真っ向 | まっこう | right in front | Noun |
| H_Adv | 後ろ向き | うしろむき | negative | Noun |
| H_Adv | 出向 | しゅっこう | second | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 仕向ける | しむける | to encourage | Verb |
| H_Adv | 転向 | てんこう | conversion | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 向き | むき | suitable | Noun & na-Adj |
| H_Adv | 不向き | ふむき | unsuitable | Noun & na-Adj |
| H_Adv | 差し向ける | さしむける | to send | Verb |
| H_Adv | 向かい側 | むかいがわ | opposite side | Noun |
| S_Adv | 内向的 | ないこうてき | introvert | na-Adj |
| S_Adv | 上向き | うわむき | upward | Noun |
| S_Adv | 向き直る | むきなおる | to turn around again | Verb |
| S_Adv | 振り向ける | ふりむける | to turn around | Verb |
| S_Adv | 横向き | よこむき | horizontal | Noun |
| S_Adv | 対向 | たいこう | opposing | Noun & Verb |
| S_Adv | 風向 | ふうこう | wind direction | Noun |
| S_Adv | 性向 | せいこう | disposition | Noun |
| S_Adv | 偏向 | へんこう | tendency | Noun & Verb |
| S_Adv | 向こう岸 | むこうぎし | opposite bank | Noun |
| Others | 歯向かう | はむかう | to defy | Verb |
| Others | 外向的 | がいこうてき | extrovert | na-Adj |
| Others | 南向き | みなみむき | facing south | Noun |
| Others | 真向かい | まむかい | right opposite | Noun |
| Others | 向かい合わせ | むかいあわせ | face to face | Noun |
| Others | 日向ぼっこ | ひなたぼっこ | sun bathing | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 上向く | うわむく | to turn up | Verb |
| Others | 下向き | したむき | downward | Noun |
| Others | 振り向き | ふりむき | turn around | Noun |
| Others | 逆向き | ぎゃくむき | reverse | Noun |
| Others | はす向かい | はすむかい | diagonally across | Noun |
| Others | 暮らし向き | くらしむき | circumstances | Noun |
| Others | 差し向かい | さしむかい | face to face | Noun |
| Others | 仰向く | あおむく | to look up | Verb |
| Others | 内向き | うちむき | introvert | na-Adj |
| Others | 北向き | きたむき | facing north | Noun |
| Others | 東向き | ひがしむき | facing east | Noun |
| Others | 外向き | そとむき | outward | Noun |
| Others | 左向き | ひだりむき | facing left | Noun |
| Others | 仕向け | しむけ | destination | Noun |
| Others | 向かい風 | むかいかぜ | head wind | Noun |
| Others | 右向き | みぎむき | rightward | Noun |
| Others | 西向き | にしむき | facing west | Noun |
| Others | 走向 | そうこう | strike | Noun |
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