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Turn Direction Orientation Intention Inclination Tendency Trend Opposite

Kanji
Onyomi コウ
Kunyomi 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
Nanori こお, た, な, むか, むかい, むこう
English yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Examples 方向(ほうこう): (1) direction; orientation; bearing; way (2) course (e.g. of action)
意向(いこう): intention; idea; inclination
傾向(けいこう): tendency; trend; inclination
向上(こうじょう): elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
動向(どうこう): trend; tendency; movement; attitude
向き(むき): direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency
向かい(むかい): facing; opposite; across the street; other side
向こう(むこう): (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)
日向(ひなた): sunny place; in the sun
向かう(むかう): (1) to face (2) to go towards
志向(しこう): intention; aim; preference (for)
向く(むく): (1) to face (2) to turn toward (3) to be suited to; to be fit for
向け(むけ): intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
向ける(むける): to turn towards; to point
振り向く(ふりむく): to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 182
Components 丿: katakana no radical (no. 4)
冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13)
口: mouth
Number of Strokes 6
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 30
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading くち・くちへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword yonder
Koohii Story 1 Look over yonder ! That tiny dot is robin hood at the mouth of his secret cave !
Koohii Story 2 There was an old woman named Wanda,// Who wanted to make herself blonder.// She covered her くち// With a glass hood from Gucci// And dropped some hair dye on from yonder.

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_directions

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