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6 向く
To Turn Toward

WaniKani Jisho

Meaning

Primary

To Turn Toward

Secondary

To Face, To Be Suitable

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb, transitive verb

Reading

むく

Notes

Groups

    • 向ける （むける） To Turn Something Towards, To Point Something At

    • 〜向け （むけ） Made For, Intended For, Aimed At

    • 向く （むく） To Turn Toward, To Face, To Be Suitable

    • 向かう （むかう、not on WK） To Face

    • 向こう （むこう） Over There, Opposite Side, Other Side, Far Away

    • 向く （むく） To Turn Toward, To Face, To Be Suitable

    • 臨む （のぞむ） To Face

Remarks

  • 向く belongs to a class of verbs of motion which take を-arguments, which we nonetheless might want to consider intransitive. It's "quasi-intransitive".

  • 横を向いて Turn to the side

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