Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N3

182 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Kunyomi: む.く む.い -む.き む.ける -む.け む.かう む.かい む.こう む.こう- むこ むか.い

Onyomi: コウ

Composition: 丿

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くち

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

上心(こうじょうしん)   aspiration

(ほうこう)   direction

(けいこう)   tendency

(どうこう)   trend, movement

車(たいこうしゃ)   oncoming car

する(てんこうする)   shift, switch

こう(むこう)   over there

ける(むける)   let turn towards [v.t.]

かう(むかう)   go towards [v.i.]

子供け(こどもむけ)   for children

Onyomi Examples

コウジョウ elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress

コウゴ hereafter

シュコウ plan, idea, design, plot

セイコウ inclination, tendency, nature, character

Kunyomi Examples

むく to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.), to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.), to look out on, to front (on), to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.), to be suited to, to be fit for, to go towards, to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.), to be inclined (to do)

いている むいている to be cut out for (e.g. a job), to be suited (to)

ける むける to turn towards, to point

かう むかう to face, to go towards, to head towards

かうところ敵無し むかうところてきなし unbeatable, invincible, irresistible

むかい facing, opposite, across the street, other side

かい合う むかいあう to be opposite, to face each other

こう むこう opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person, future (starting now)

こう側 むこうがわ other side, opposite side, other party

こう むこう opposite side, other side, opposite direction, over there, that way, far away, beyond, the other party, the other person, future (starting now)

こう側 むこうがわ other side, opposite side, other party

むかい facing, opposite, across the street, other side

かい合う むかいあう to be opposite, to face each other