Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
2. to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to front (on)
3. to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)
Verb (5-dan, く, intransitive)
4. to be suited to; to be fit for
5. to go towards; to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.); to be inclined (to do)
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
Top 900
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to look away; to turn away
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to look upward
to look around; to look towards (us)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
to turn sideways
at one's fancy (whim)
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
at one's fancy (whim)
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
Examples (19 in total)
Turn to the right.
Turn to the left.
Tom is not cut out to be a teacher.