向 — kanji meaning “yonder”
向
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
- Meanings
- yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- 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
- Name readings
- こお、た、な、むか、むかい、むこう
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #182 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- xiàng — Chinese character page
Words with 向
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 方向 | ほうこう houkou | direction; orientation; bearing |
| 傾向 | けいこう keikou | tendency; trend; inclination |
| 向上 | こうじょう koujou | elevation; rise; improvement |
| 向き | むき muki | direction; orientation; aspect |
| 向こう | むこう mukou | opposite side; other side |
| 意向 | いこう ikou | intention; inclination; mind |
| 向かい | むかい mukai | facing; opposite; across the street |
| 前向き | まえむき maemuki | front-facing |
| 動向 | どうこう doukou | trend; tendency; movement |
| 向かう | むかう mukau | to face |
| 日向 | ひなた hinata | sunny place; in the sun |
| 一向に | いっこうに ikkouni | completely; absolutely; totally |
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