JLPT N3
向
Direction, Face, Tend towards, Opposite
Onyomi
コウ (kou)
Kunyomi
む (mu), むき (muki)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
冂 (border/cage) + 口 (mouth) + 勹 (wrap/package, visually as a 'direction-pointer')
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine a small "mouth" (口) trapped inside a "cage-like border" (冂), desperate to escape. A clever "wrap" (勹) on top of the cage acts like a weather vane, constantly spinning to show the changing **direction** of the wind. The mouth is always looking towards that wrap, longing to face a new way.
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Quick Hint:
Cage mouth direction
Essential N3 Vocabulary
方向
ほうこう
Direction
向かう
むかう
To face, To head towards
向上
こうじょう
Improvement, Progress
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "向"
駅はどちらの＿＿＿＿＿ですか。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 方向は「ほうこう」と読みます。
English: Direction is read as 'houkou'.
English: Direction is read as 'houkou'.
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