向 — yonder, facing, beyond

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi

• こう kou

Kun'yomi

• む.く mu.ku
• む.い mu.i
• -む.き -mu.ki
• む.ける mu.keru
• -む.け -mu.ke
• む.かう mu.kau
• む.かい mu.kai
• む.こう mu.kou
• む.こう- mu.kou-
• むこ muko
• むか.い muka.i

Words that use 向

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

• 向こう むこう opposite side JLPT N5
• 向かう むかう to face JLPT N4
• 傾向 けいこう tendency JLPT N3
• 向かい むかい facing JLPT N3
• 向く むく to turn toward JLPT N3
• 向ける むける to turn (towards) JLPT N3
• 方向 ほうこう direction JLPT N3
• 向け むけ intended for ... JLPT N2
• 振り向く ふりむく to turn one's face JLPT N2
• 向上 こうじょう elevation JLPT N1