向く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
向
む Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Verb

向く (hiragana むく, rōmaji muku)

turn toward, point, (move to) face
face, open on
be suitable for, be fit for

Conjugation

Conjugation of "向く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	向か	むか	muka
Continuative (連用形)	向き	むき	muki
Terminal (終止形)	向く	むく	muku
Attributive (連体形)	向く	むく	muku
Hypothetical (仮定形)	向け	むけ	muke
Imperative (命令形)	向け	むけ	muke
Key constructions
Passive	向かれる	むかれる	mukareru
Causative	向かせる向かす	むかせるむかす	mukaseru mukasu
Potential	向ける	むける	mukeru
Volitional	向こう	むこう	mukō
Negative	向かない	むかない	mukanai
Negative continuative	向かず	むかず	mukazu
Formal	向きます	むきます	mukimasu
Perfective	向いた	むいた	muita
Conjunctive	向いて	むいて	muite
Hypothetical conditional	向けば	むけば	mukeba

Derived terms

向 (む)き (muki, “direction, fit”)
不 (ふ)向 (む)き (fumuki, “unfit, unsuitable”)
向 (む)いている (muiteiru, “be toward; be suitable for, be fit for”)

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