Jiten

向 Kanji meaning "yonder, facing, beyond"

Jiten frequency #108JLPT N3Grade 3Kanken Level 8WaniKani Level 6RTKKLC Volume 2TMW Student6 strokes

Meanings

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

On'yomi

コウ

Kun'yomi

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

Composed of

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Kanji containing 向(2)

Reading usage

方(ほう)向(こう)direction#1360傾(けい)向(こう)tendency#5269向(こう)上(じょう)elevation#7649一(いっ)向(こう)にcompletely#7908意(い)向(こう)intention#8505動(どう)向(こう)trend#8559一(いっ)向(こう)completely#8723方(ほう)向(こう)性(せい)direction#9061逆(ぎゃく)方(ほう)向(こう)the opposite direction#14210趣(しゅ)向(こう)plan#14408

Most common words using this kanji

向(む)かうto face#392向(む)こうopposite side#530向(む)けるto turn (towards)#839向(む)くto turn toward#888方(ほう)向(こう)direction#1360向(む)き合(あ)うto be opposite#2252振(ふ)り向(む)くto turn one's face#2917前(まえ)向(む)きfront-facing#4072立(た)ち向(む)かうto fight against#4120目(め)を向(む)けるto shift one's attention to#4223向(む)けintended for ...#4229向(む)きdirection#4243背(せ)を向(む)けるto pretend not to see#4323向(む)こう側(がわ)other side#4717傾(けい)向(こう)tendency#5269向(む)かい合(あ)うto face each other#5759向(む)き直(なお)るto turn round#6091出(で)向(む)くto head out (for)#6216に向(む)けてtowards (a destination)#6789向(む)かいfacing#6792