漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 36 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
む(く)・む(かう)・む(こう)・む(ける)
Meaning
face, turn toward

Origin

ORIGIN

A picture of a window opening in a house wall — a window faces outward, so it means to face toward.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ向上・傾向・趣向
むく向く・向き
むける向ける・顔向け
むかう向かう・向かい
むこう向こう・向こう側

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 方向ほうこう

    direction

  • 向上こうじょう

    improvement

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

前を 向いて あるきます。

I face forward and walk.

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