N4Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

向かうむかう

mukau

to face, to go towards

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Example sentence

彼は机に向かっている。

He is at his desk.

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Kanji in 向かう

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

Sentences with 向かう

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
向こう	N5	むこう	むこうbeyond, over there
方向	N3	ほうこう	ほうこうdirection, course, way
傾向	N3	けいこう	けいこうtendency, trend, inclination
向かい	N3	むかい	むかいfacing, opposite, across
向ける	N3	むける	むけるto turn towards, to point
向く	N3	むく	むくto face
振り向く	N2	ふりむく	ふりむくto turn one's face, to turn around
～向け	N2	～むけ	～むけfor ~

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
続ける	つづける	つづけるto continue, to keep up
捨てる	すてる	すてるthrow away (trash), dump, discard
焼く	やく	やくto bake, to grill
投げる	なげる	なげるto throw, to pitch
探す	さがす	さがすto look for, to seek (something you want; e.g. 仕事[しごと]を探[さが]す = look for a job)
沸かす	わかす	わかすto boil
選ぶ	えらぶ	えらぶto choose; to select
迎える	むかえる	むかえるto welcome; to meet; to greet

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