向く
むく · muku
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
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 向きますむきます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 向きませんむきません |
| Polite past (ました) | 向きましたむきました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 向きませんでしたむきませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 向きましょうむきましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 向きむき |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 向きたいむきたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 向きながらむきながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 向いてむいて |
| Plain past (た形) | 向いたむいた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 向いたらむいたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 向いているむいている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 向かないむかない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 向かなかったむかなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 向かなくてむかなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 向けるむける |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 向けばむけば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 向けむけ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 向こうむこう |
| Passive (受身形) | 向かれるむかれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 向かせるむかせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 向かされるむかされる |
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What does 向く mean?
To turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.). It can also mean: 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.
How do you pronounce 向く?
むく (muku). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 向く?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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