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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

向むく

N3
むく muku
  1. to face
  2. to be suited to
godan verbtransitiveintransitive

Chinese meanings

朝向;适合

Examples

  • ついそちらに足あしが向むいてしまう。
    I often feel like just going over there.
    脚不由自主地朝那边走去。
  • この生き地じは洋よう服ふくをつくるのには向むかない。
    This material is not suitable for a dress.
    这种布料不适合做衣服。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('98c8318e58'); // 向く
{
  "id": "98c8318e58",
  "word": "向く",
  "reading": "むく",
  "romaji": "muku",
  "meanings": [
    "to face",
    "to be suited to"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5k",
    "vt",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1277080,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ついそちらに足が向いてしまう。",
      "furigana": "ついそちらに{足|あし}が{向|む}いてしまう。",
      "en": "I often feel like just going over there.",
      "tatoeba_id": 202689
    },
    {
      "ja": "この生地は洋服をつくるのには向かない。",
      "furigana": "この{生地|きじ}は{洋服|ようふく}をつくるのには{向|む}かない。",
      "en": "This material is not suitable for a dress.",
      "tatoeba_id": 220907
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ba962314ef68a880c1123f7e3eb26b1de6e71167414f2c741c667bee68acb536",
    "meanings": [
      "朝向",
      "适合"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ついそちらに足が向いてしまう。",
        "zh": "脚不由自主地朝那边走去。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この生地は洋服をつくるのには向かない。",
        "zh": "这种布料不适合做衣服。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/98c8318e58",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1277080; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "7adc8444c8c650ffbfb24b796a4dcc0ae896ce937658dbf83abc8cc6e68d9402"
  }
}