Kanji

向

Meaning

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

Onyomi

  • kou (コウ)

Kunyomi

  • muku (むく)
  • mui (むい)
  • -muki (-むき)
  • mukeru (むける)
  • -muke (-むけ)
  • mukau (むかう)
  • mukai (むかい)
  • mukou (むこう)
  • mukou- (むこう-)
  • muko (むこ)
  • mukai (むかい)

Examples

向かう
heading towards
mukau
向こう
beyond, opposite side
mukou
向ける
to direct
mukeru
向く
to turn towards
muku
方向
direction
houkou
振り向く
to turn around, to look back
furimuku