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“Facing” in Japanese

Short answer
向い mukai むかい

Facing in Japanese is “向い” (mukai). Full meaning: facing, opposite, across the street, other side.

Other ways to say “Facing” in Japanese

合わせ awase joint together, opposite, facing 相向かい aimukai facing, across from, opposite, facing each other 逢着 houchaku encountering, facing, being confronted with, coming upon 際会 saikai meeting, facing, confronting 対面 taimen meeting face-to-face, seeing in person; facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting; opposite player 対戦 taisen fighting (against), taking on (an opponent), facing, confronting, competing (with), battle, fight, contest, match 見返し mikaeshi endpaper (of a book), end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back, triumphing over (a rival) 表面加工 hyoumenkakou surface treatment, surface machining, facing 正視 seishi looking directly at, looking straight at, looking in the face; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem), facing (e.g. the truth), confronting; normal vision, emmetropia あわせ awase joint together, opposite, facing アワセ awase joint together, opposite, facing

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