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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