This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、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
Romaji: kou, mu.ku, mu.i, -mu.ki, mu.keru, -mu.ke, mu.kau, mu.kai, mu.kou, mu.kou-, muko, muka.i
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Name Readings

Kana: こお、た、な、むか、むかい、むこう
Romaji: koo, ta, na, muka, mukai, mukou
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Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  182
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  3-3-3
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  xiang4
Unicode:  5411
JIS:  387E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3052
Nelson Index: 101
New Nelson Index: 712
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d3.10
Four Corner Index: 2722.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 278
Gakken Index: 217
Japanese Names Index: 312
Daikanwanjiten Index: 3301
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0843
Remembering the kanji Index: 183
Kanji Way Index: 192
Kanji Flashcards Index: 402
Kodansha Compact Index: 319
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 294
Kanji in Context Index: 557
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1934
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2627
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 186
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 195
Essential Kanji Index: 215
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3790
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 849
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 213
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 266

Words

向け (むけ)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
方向 (ほうこう)
direction; orientation; bearing; way; course (e.g. of action)
向ける (むける)
to turn towards; to point
転向 (てんこう)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
向き (むき)
direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency
向かう (むかう)
to face; to go towards
向上 (こうじょう)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
傾向 (けいこう)
tendency; trend; inclination
日向 (ひなた)
sunny place; in the sun
向く (むく)
to face; to turn toward; to be suited to; to be fit for
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