向むかう

むかう mukau

to face

godan verbintransitive

Also written 向う

Chinese meanings

朝向；前往

Examples

Furigana

あなたは何処どこへ向むかっているのですか。
Where are you bound for?
你正朝哪里去？
Tatoeba #232198
秋あきにはたくさんの鳥とりが南みなみに向むかう。
In the fall, many birds head for the south.
秋天许多鸟飞向南方。
Tatoeba #148212

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('6978e278b2'); // 向かう

{
  "id": "6978e278b2",
  "word": "向かう",
  "reading": "むかう",
  "romaji": "mukau",
  "meanings": [
    "to face"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "v5u",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1604800,
  "other_forms": [
    "向う"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あなたは何処へ向かっているのですか。",
      "furigana": "あなたは{何処|どこ}へ{向|む}かっているのですか。",
      "en": "Where are you bound for?",
      "tatoeba_id": 232198
    },
    {
      "ja": "秋にはたくさんの鳥が南に向かう。",
      "furigana": "{秋|あき}にはたくさんの{鳥|とり}が{南|みなみ}に{向|む}かう。",
      "en": "In the fall, many birds head for the south.",
      "tatoeba_id": 148212
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "e880d2e486537b67f44b18ce005b9a4db1d571fc8a8e2dff32f7b5ac287f328c",
    "meanings": [
      "朝向",
      "前往"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あなたは何処へ向かっているのですか。",
        "zh": "你正朝哪里去？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "秋にはたくさんの鳥が南に向かう。",
        "zh": "秋天许多鸟飞向南方。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/6978e278b2",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "2e224233dd9a21afac154806cd8e516d251ba679629641155e8ef5ba3d0d16e0"
  }
}