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向

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • yonder
  • facing
  • beyond
  • confront
  • defy
  • tend toward
  • approach

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • む.く
  • む.い
  • -む.き
  • む.ける
  • -む.け
  • む.かう
  • む.かい
  • む.こう
  • む.こう-
  • むこ
  • むか.い
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#260
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
口#30 · mouth

Components

Common Words

  • 意向いこうNoun
    intention, inclination, mind
  • 方向ほうこうNoun
    direction, orientation, bearing
  • 傾向けいこうNoun
    tendency, trend, inclination
  • 動向どうこうNoun
    trend, tendency, movement
  • 向上こうじょうNoun
    elevation, rise, improvement
  • 向かって左むかってひだりExpression
    on the left as one faces (it)
  • 志向しこうNoun
    intention, aim, preference (for)
  • 前向きまえむきna-adjective
    front-facing

Practice in Kanjiru

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