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向ける

むける

Readings

むける

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v1, vtto turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to
  2. 2.
    v1, vtto head to; to go towards
  3. 3.
    v1, vtto allot; to allocate
  4. 4.
    v1, vtto send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
  5. 5.
    v1, vtto aim for; to pursue

Kanji breakdown

向
N46 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

強盗は店員に銃を向けた。

The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.

今度の土曜日の朝、シカゴに向けて出発します。

I'm leaving for Chicago next Saturday morning.

過去ではなく、未来に向けて取り組むのが当社の方針です。

Our policy is to build for the future, not the past.

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to turn towards; to point

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