向く

• 読み: むく
• ローマ字: muku
• 漢字の分解: 向 (kō/mu) — face, turn toward, direction
• 発音: /mɯ.kɯ/

意味

To face; to turn toward; to be suited for. Used for facing a direction or being appropriate for something.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the く row. Has two main uses: physically facing a direction (北を向く = face north), and being suitable for something (子供に向く = suitable for children). The intransitive counterpart to 向ける (to direct toward). Common in daily conversation for both literal and figurative turning.

例文

1. こちらを向いてください、写真を撮ります。
2. この仕事は細かい作業が好きな人に向いている。
3. 窓が南を向いているので部屋が明るい。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, work, descriptions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 向 depicts a building with a window opening in one direction. The fundamental meaning of facing or orienting toward something.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal