Skip to content
kanjiba – Home

Kanji 向

6 strokes

Meaning

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

On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
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
Strokes
6
JLPT
N3
School grade
Grade 3
Kanken
8級
Frequency
#182 / 2500

Themes: Directions & Position

Stroke order

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

Words with 向

  • 向こう

    むこう

    beyond, over there

    N5
  • 向かう

    むかう

    to face, to go towards

    N4
  • 傾向

    けいこう

    tendency, trend, inclination

    N3
  • 向く

    むく

    to face

    N3
  • 方向

    ほうこう

    direction, course, way

    N3
  • 向かい

    むかい

    facing, opposite, across

    N3
  • 向ける

    むける

    to turn towards, to point

    N3
  • ~向け

    ~むけ

    for ~

    N2

Example sentences

  • 向むこうへ行いけ!

    Get away!

  • 客きゃくは私わたしの真向まむかいに座すわっていた。

    The visitor sat across from me.

  • 海岸かいがんはどちらの方向ほうこうですか。

    Which way is the beach?

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

KanjiMeaningOn'yomiKun'yomiStrokes