Lingaku向かう【むかう】
Frequency rank: 177.
- to face
- to go towards; to head towards
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 向かう【むかう】Frequency rank: 177.
- 向う【むかう】Frequency rank: 17,795. – 17,858.
- 対う【むかう】
- むかうFrequency rank: 27,995. – 28,208.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to face
- to go towards; to head towards
This meaning is used when referring to someone or something that is turning or directing their attention towards a particular person, thing, or direction.
This meaning is applied when someone is physically moving or traveling in the direction of a particular place or person.
Generated collocations (experimental)
むかう向かうほうこう方向direction to faceもくてきち目的地にむかう向かうto head towards the destinationいえ家にむかう向かうto go homeゆめ夢にむかう向かうto go towards a dreamがっこう学校にむかう向かうto head to schoolてき敵にむかう向かうto face the enemyしんじつ真実にむかう向かうto face the truthあたらしい新しいちょうせん挑戦にむかう向かうto head towards a new challengeかんじょう感情にむかう向かうto face one's feelingsいす椅子にむかう向かうto face the chair
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
328 results
Despite the problems of excessive commercialization, etc. the Olympics will go forward into the new century.
She shouted and threatened a policeman by brandishing a knife.
The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.
The phrase "make a bee line for" expresses the look of how a bee heads straight for food with speed and energy.
There is no way out of the siege except to take the bull by the horns and let God judge the outcome.
The dog kept barking at me at the gate and kept me from coming in.
Such men as praise you to your face are apt to speak ill of you behind your back.
Do not trust such men as praise you to your face.
18. ほん本をよんで読んでみると、しょくみん植民しゃ者やぼうけんか冒険家があらた新たなすばらしい素晴らしいせいかつ生活、あらた新たなくに国やちゃんすチャンスなどにむかって向かってふなで船出していったようである。
It seems, from books, that the colonizers and adventurers went sailing off to a new fine life, a new country, opportunities, and so forth.
On the wall there was a big picture of Sir Anthony at the piano.