KanjiDB
Radical Index : : 向

こお,
コウ, むかい, むか, , , むか.い, むこ, む.こう-, む.こう, む.かい, む.かう, -む.け, む.ける, -む.き, む.い, む.く, むこう
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
This kanji has 6 strokes: a single stroke in the "line" radical (ぼう) and 5 other strokes
Sample Compounds (200):
1.

うえむき

upturn, upward tendency, looking upward, bottom-up
2.

おもてむき

outward appearance, ostensible, public, official
3.

てんこう

conversion, shift, about-face, switch
4.

せいこう

inclination, tendency, nature, character
5.

あおむけ

face up
6.

はむかう

to strike back at, to bite back, to turn on, to rise against, to oppose, to defy
7.
かう
はむかう

to strike back at, to bite back, to turn on, to rise against, to oppose, to defy
8.

どうこう

trend, tendency, movement, attitude
9.

かざむき

wind''s direction
10.
こう
むこうがわ

other side, opposite side, other party
11.

まえむき

facing forward, front-facing, positive
12.

むく

to face, to turn toward, to be suited to, to be fit for
13.

ふりむく

to turn one''s face, to turn around
14.

ないこう

introvert
15.

むけ

intended for ..., oriented towards ..., aimed at ...
16.
かい
むかい

facing, opposite, across the street, other side
17.

けいこう

tendency, trend, inclination
18.
ける
むける

to turn towards, to point
19.

いこう

intention, idea, inclination
20.

まっこう

brow, front, helmet front
21.

いっこう

(not) at all
22.

ないこうてき

introvert
23.

へんこう

propensity, tendency, inclination, deflection
24.

しゅこう

plan, idea
25.

たいこう

counter-, corresponding, face, opposite
26.

いっこうに

(not) at all
27.

ひなた

sunny place, in the sun
28.
こう
むこう

beyond, over there, opposite direction, the other party
29.

しゅっこう

being transferred, proceeding, leaving for
30.

でむく

to go to, to proceed to, to leave for
31.
かう
むかう

to face, to go towards
32.

うしろむき

back facing, turning one''s back to
33.

こうじょう

elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress
34.
かって
むかってひだり

on the left as one faces (it)
35.

ほうこう

direction, course, way
36.
くままに
きのむくままに

at one''s fancy (whim)
37.

むき

direction, orientation, aspect, situation, exposure, suitability, tendency
38.

しこう

intention, aim
39.

ほうこうおんち

(person with) no sense of direction, poor sense of locality
40.

むかい

facing, opposite, across the street, other side
41.

はなむけ

smelling (something), farewell present
42.

きのむくままに

at one''s fancy (whim)
43.
こう
むこうき

aggressive
44.
かって
てんにむかってつばきをはく

to spit into the wind, in trying to cause harm to another, one invites disaster upon onelself
45.

よこむく

to turn sideways
46.

うつむき

lying face down, upside down
47.
きにって
むきになっておこる

to flare up
48.

しこう

OO (object oriented), directional (microphone), pointing (to), -oriented
49.
ける
みずをむける

taking a stab at arousing someone''s interest, (of a shrine maiden) presenting water to spirits while invoking them, offering water before a grave
50.
あお
あおむけ

face up
51.

ほうこうかんねん

sense of direction
52.
いている
きょうしにむいている

to be cut out for (e.g. a job), to be suited (to)
53.

こうせいしんやく

psychotropic drug
54.

ぎゃくほうこう

the opposite direction, the other way
55.
こう
むこうみず

recklessness
56.

うわむき

upturn, upward tendency, looking upward, bottom-up
57.

げこう

leaving the capital
58.

うつむく

to hang one''s head in shame, to look downward, to cast one''s eyes down
59.
きに
むきになる

to become serious, to take something (joke, teasing) seriously, to become irritated or angry (usually at something trivial)
60.

しこうせい

directivity
61.
きは
ごきぼうのむきは

those who want it
62.

ほうこうだ

rudder
63.

むかいあう

to be opposite, to face each other
64.

こうちせい

the nature of plants to grow down and root, geotropism
65.
きの
おもてむきのりゆう

ostensible (surface) reason
66.

あおむく

to look upward
67.
こう
むこうむき

facing the other way
68.
きの
じょうむきのごかんせい

upward compatibility
69.

ふゆむき

for winter use
70.

したむき

downward look, business decline, top-down
71.

うつむけ

lying face down, upside down
72.

むきむき

suitability
73.

しこうせいばくやく

shaped charge
74.

しょうめんむき

front view
75.
そっぽを
そっぽをむく

to turn away, to face away
76.

ほうこうたんちき

direction finder
77.

むかいがわ

opposite side, other side, other party
78.

ひまわり

sunflower
79.

ふむき

unfit, unsuitable, unmarketable
80.
こう
むこうさんげん

one''s next three neighbors, one''s next three neighbours
81.

うえむく

to look upward, to turn upward, to rise
82.

ひがしむき

facing east
83.

なつむき

for summer
84.
ける
うつむける

to turn upside down, to turn (face) downward
85.

むきあう

to be opposite, to face each other
86.
西
にしむき

facing west
87.
かいに
のむかいに

opposite of, across from
88.

ほうこうてんかん

change of course
89.

むかいなみ

head sea
90.

こうじつせい

disposition (in flowers) to turn toward the sun, phototropism
91.

かぜのむき

direction of the wind
92.
ける
あおむける

to turn up (one''s face)
93.
こう
むこうきず

scar on one''s forehead
94.

うわむく

to look upward, to turn upward, to rise
95.

とうせいむき

trendy
96.

なつむき

for summer
97.

おやゆびたいこうせい

ability to oppose the thumb, opposable thumb
98.

むきなおる

to turn round, to face about, to turn about
99.
かい
かわむかい

across a river
100.
イオン
イオンかけいこう

ionization tendency, ionisation tendency
101.
いた
きたにむいたまど

window to the north
102.

むかいかぜ

head wind
103.

こうにちせい

disposition (in flowers) to turn toward the sun, phototropism
104.

ふうこう

wind direction
105.

ぎょうかいどうこう

industry trend
106.
こう
むこうじょうめん

opposite front (side), (seat facing) south side of sumo ring, front (the orchestra) seats in a theater
107.

じょうこうせん

upswing
108.

いえのむき

aspect of a house
109.

ぼしたいこうせい

ability to oppose the thumb, opposable thumb
110.
きが
むきふむきがある

to have one''s own field of work
111.

じどうほうこうたんちき

automatic direction finder, ADF
112.
こう
かわむこう

to be on the other side of a river
113.
インフレ
インフレけいこう

inflationary tendency
114.

きたむき

facing north, northern exposure
115.

むかう

to face, to go towards
116.

こうはい

one''s attitude, state of affairs
117.

つとめむき

one''s business, one''s duties
118.

じょうしょうけいこう

upward tendency, rising trend
119.

どうこうはあく

grasping the trend, firmly understanding how the situation is developing, getting a good sense of how things are changing
120.

えこう

Buddhist memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul
121.
ける
ねじむける

to twist
122.
けに
むきつけに

to one''s face, in one''s presence
123.

じつようむき

practical use, utility
124.
オブジェクト
オブジェクトしこう

object-oriented
125.

まやくおよびこうせいしんやくとりしまりほう

Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law
126.

むこうみず

recklessness
127.

こうべい

pro-American
128.

かぜむき

wind''s direction
129.

すじむかい

diagonally opposite
130.
こう
むこうはちまき

folded or rolled head towel, towel twisted around one''s head
131.
ける
こころをむける

to turn one''s thoughts to, to pay attention to, to give heed to
132.

どうこうひょう

In-Out Board (in office)
133.

かいこう

Buddhist memorial service
134.

あつらえむき

ideal, most suitable
135.

わかむき

intended for the young
136.

そうほうこう

two-way, bidirectional, interactive
137.
オブジェクト
オブジェクトしこうげんご

Object-oriented language
138.

ばんにんむき

all-purpose, suiting everybody
139.

むこうがわ

other side, opposite side, other party
140.

こうべいてき

pro-American
141.

ふうこうけい

anemoscope
142.
かい
すじむかい

diagonally opposite
143.
こう
むこうはちまき

folded or rolled head towel, towel twisted around one''s head
144.
かう
かいほうにむかう

to improve, to get better, to convalesce
145.
かい
てむかい

resistance
146.
テレビ
そうほうこうテレビ

interactive television
147.
コンシューマ
コンシューマむけせいひん

consumer products
148.
きである
ばんにんむきである

to suit all tastes
149.

こうげきほうこう

attacking direction
150.
ける
へいをむける

to send an army
151.
こう
むこうきず

frontal wound
152.
ける
ふりむける

to turn (around), to appropriate, to set aside for a purpose
153.

うちむき

facing inward
154.

がいこう

extroversion
155.
かう
てむかう

to resist
156.

そうほうこうばんぐみ

interactive program, interactive programme
157.

ばんにんむけ

suiting all tastes
158.
かい
むかいび

backfire (to defend against forest fires)
159.

こくないむけ

for domestic use
160.

へいきんしょうひせいこう

average propensity to consume
161.

けいきどうこうしすう

diffusion index, DI
162.
こう
むこうずね

shin, front of lower leg
163.

ないこうせい

introversion
164.

そとむき

facing outward
165.
える
むけかえる

to change direction
166.

たむけ

offering to a deity or somebody''s spirit, tribute to a person who is about to depart
167.

そうばどうこう

market trend, stock movements
168.

みらいしこう

future oriented
169.
かい
むかいあう

to be opposite, to face each other
170.

ひだりむき

facing left
171.

へいきんちょちくせいこう

average propensity to save
172.

けいざいせいこうじょう

more economical
173.

こうかく

(ling) allative
174.
から
まっこうから

right in front of, head-on, downright
175.

がいこうせい

extroversion
176.

むけなおす

to change direction
177.
ける
たむける

to offer something to a deity or somebody''s spirit, to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
178.

ぞくむき

appealing to the public, popular
179.

ひたすら

nothing but, earnestly, intently
180.
かって
めんとむかって

right to one''s face
181.
かいわせ
むかいあわせ

face-to-face
182.
かい
さしむかい

face to face
183.
きもしない
みむきもしない

taking no notice, ignoring
184.

こうがくしん

love of learning
185.

まっこうほう

makko-ho (set of four exercises for general health)
186.

みなみむき

facing south, southern exposure
187.

がいこくじんむき

aimed at foreigners
188.

むけなおる

to change direction
189.

めんこうふはい

flawless
190.
かいわせる
むかいあわせる

to face, to confront, to be opposite to
191.
かう
さしむかう

to be face to face
192.

へんこうかいろ

deflection circuit
193.

みむく

to look around, to look towards (us)
194.

こうかん

facing the winter
195.

まむかい

face to face, facing, straight ahead, just in front of, directly opposite
196.

がいじんむき

(sens) aimed at foreigners
197.
らす
しゅこうをこらす

to elaborate a plan, to think up something clever for variety''s sake
198.

たいこうしゃ

car (running) on the opposite lane, oncoming car
199.
わない
いっこうにかまわない

doesn''t care at all, doesn''t matter at all
200.
ける
めをむける

to shift one''s attention to, to shift one''s focus on

Kuten Code: 2494
EUC Code: b8fe
Shift-JIS Code: 8cfc
JIS Code: 387e
Unicode: 5411
Radical Index: 2
Classic Index: 30
Frequency Rank: 182
Jouyou Grade: 3
DeRoo Code: 849
Four Corner code: 2722.0
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 3052
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 101
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 712
"The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power" Index: 192
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 319
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 294
"Kanji in Context" Index: 557
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 1934
"Essential Kanji" Index: 215
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 213
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 266
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 3d3.10
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 199
Morohashi Index: 3301
Morohashi Volume.Page: 2.843
Gakken Index: 278
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 217
"Japanese Names" Index: 183
Korean Readings: hyang, sang
Pinyin: xiang4

Radical Index : : 向

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