JLPT N3 Vocabulary

向く（むく）

to face; to suit

Reading: むく
Sino-Vietnamese: hướng
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Intransitive verb: 前を向く (face forward), 仕事に向いている (suited to the job). The transitive verb is 向ける. Different from 合う in that 向く refers to being suited in nature to a person or task.

Examples

名前を呼ばれて、彼は後ろを向いた。When his name was called, he turned around.
私は人と話す仕事に向いていないと思う。I don't think I'm suited to a job that involves talking to people.

Easily confused with

向ける
合う
適する

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向く（むく）

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