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向

向: face toward

face toward; direction
6 strokesElementary · Grade 3 (8級)in 80 words here

Readings

On
コウ
Kun
むく・むい・むき・むける・むけ・むかう

向く(むく) "face", 向かう(むかう) "head toward", 向こう(むこう) "the other side". こう in 方向(ほうこう), 傾向(けいこう).

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Key words

方向ほうこうdirection
傾向けいこうtendency
向かうむかうto head toward
向くむくto face
向こうむこうthe other side

Example sentences

I got lost, so I asked someone which way the station was.

I leave home early in the morning and head to school.

You can see a small village on the other side of the river.

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