向
meaningyonder, 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、むか.い
- Strokes
- 6
- Taught in
- Japanese grade 3
- Frequency
- #182 most common in newspapers
Words it lives in
向
- 方向ほうこうdirection
- 意向いこうintention
- 傾向けいこうtendency
- 向上こうじょうelevation
- 動向どうこうtrend
- 志向しこうintention
- 前向きまえむきfront-facing
- 向きむきdirection
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