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KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小36 strokesRadical 口#182 in newspapers

向 · yonder, facing

向 is a kanji meaning yonder, facing, beyond, confront. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • コウkō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • むくmuku
  • むいmui
  • -むき-muki
  • むけるmukeru
  • -むけ-muke
  • むかうmukau
  • むかいmukai
  • むこうmukou
  • むこう-mukou-
  • むこmuko
  • むかいmukai

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 向 · 13 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 向
WordReadingMeaningLevel
向こうむこうbeyond, over thereN5
向かうむかうto face, to go towardsN4
傾向けいこうtendency, trend, inclinationN3
向かいむかいfacing, opposite, acrossN3
向くむくto faceN3
向けるむけるto turn towards, to pointN3
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More words that use 向
WordReadingMeaningLevel
方向ほうこうdirection, course, wayN3
振り向くふりむくto turn one's face, to turn aroundN2
向上こうじょうrise, improvement, progressN1
動向どうこうtrend, tendency, movement, attitudeN1
志向しこうintention, aimN1
意向いこうintention, idea, inclinationN1
日向ひなたsunny place, in the sunN1

Example sentence

向こうの方で泳ごう。

むこうのほうでおよごう

Let's swim over there.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #173838 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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