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向 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 yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach 3 182 6 30 くち・くちへん 会意 Compound Ideographic Look over yonder ! That tiny dot is robin hood at the mouth of his secret cave ! 195

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コウ こお, た, な, むか, むかい, むこう 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 3 丿: katakana no radical (no. 4)冂: upside-down box radical (no. 13)口: mouth 口 3 (none) yonder 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.

Kanji	向
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	口
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.
RTK Index (new)	195

Turn Direction Orientation Intention Inclination Tendency Trend Opposite