向 — yonder, facing, beyond

むけ向 yonder

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 6 strokes

U+5411 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #182 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #195 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

yonder
facing
beyond
confront
defy
tend toward
approach

word

む mu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

向(む) け muke aimed at 向(む) かう mukau to face 向(む) ける mukeru to turn toward 向(む) く muku to face 向(む) こう mukou over there 向(む) き muki direction 前(まえ) 向(む) き maemuki positive 向(む) き合(あ) う mukiau to face each other

こう kou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

方(ほう) 向(こう) houkou direction 向(こう) 上(じょう) koujou improvement 動(どう) 向(こう) doukou trend 意(い) 向(こう) ikou intention 指(し) 向(こう) shikou orientation 一(いっ) 向(こう) に ikkouni not at all 志(し) 向(こう) shikou intention 傾(けい) 向(こう) keikou tendency

むき muki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

向(むき) muki direction

Appears in idioms

あさっての方を向く慣用句

to face the direction of the day after tomorrow

あさっての方向を向く慣用句

to face the direction of the day after tomorrow

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Components

Composed of

丿 slash

冂 upside-down box

くち口 mouth #30

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