N31469/1669

向むく

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbintransitive verb

むく

to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.)
to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.), to look out on, to front (on)
to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)
to be suited to, to be fit for
to go towards, to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.), to be inclined (to do)

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Example sentences

彼かれは突然とつぜん後うしろを向むいた。

He suddenly turned around.

この仕事しごとは私わたしに向むいていないと思おもう。

I think this job doesn't suit me.

窓まどが南みなみに向むいている部屋へやを探さがしています。

I'm looking for a room with a window facing south.

子こどもが興味きょうみを向むけるよう、楽たのしい授業じゅぎょうを考かんがえた。

I thought of a fun lesson to get the children to turn their interest toward it.

彼女かのじょは細こまかい作業さぎょうに向むいているため、デザインの仕事しごとを選えらんだ。

Because she is suited to detailed work, she chose a job in design.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

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