向く
N3むく muku
- to face
- to be suited to
godan verbtransitiveintransitive
Chinese meanings
朝向;适合
Examples
- ついそちらに足が向いてしまう。I often feel like just going over there.脚不由自主地朝那边走去。
- この生地は洋服をつくるのには向かない。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"
}
}