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向

Kanji 向: meaning "Yonder, Facing, Beyond", readings, stroke order

The kanji 向 means "Yonder, Facing, Beyond". On'yomi: コウ; kun'yomi: むく、むける、むかう、むこう. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Yonder, Facing, Beyond
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
むくむけるむかうむこう
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 向

  • 向こう むこう — beyond, over there
  • 向かう むかう — to face, to go towards
  • 向き合う むきあう — To face / confront
  • 向かい むかい — facing, opposite, across
  • 向く むく — to face
  • 向ける むける — to turn towards, to point
  • 方向 ほうこう — direction, course, way
  • 傾向 けいこう — Tendency / trend
  • ~向け ~むけ — for ~
  • 振り向く ふりむく — to turn one's face, to turn around
  • 向上 こうじょう — rise, improvement, progress
  • 動向 どうこう — trend, tendency, movement, attitude

Stroke order · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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