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向むかう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to face
Saying that, she smiles at her daughter.
2. to go towards; to head towards
Once I've finished eating, I'll head towards town!
Alt. forms
向むかう
92%
向むかう
4%
むかう
2%
対むかう
Kanji used
向
direction
Pitch accent
む
かう
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Conjugations...Used in: 6006
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to meet face-to-face
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
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Examples (196 in total)
Which way are you heading?
They had headed north.
Who are you talking to?
Who are you talking to?
The ship is sailing to the west.
The train headed for the station.
The bus was heading north.
Where are you heading?
It seems they are heading toward the exit.
She also heads to the first floor.
I stand up and head to the kitchen.
He took a taxi to the hospital.
Where are the footprints heading?
I will head out to procure it immediately.
I headed to the bathroom.
He's heading to Paris.
I make a dash for the exit.
I spend all day in front of my computer.
I was on my way to the ceremony.
We are heading out to sea.
Both of them headed toward the north side.
The three of us headed to the downtown area.
They are heading to the fire scene.
I hurry toward the counter.
I headed to my home in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
I'm heading to Fukui.
I must head to Nagasaki.
Having finished preparations, I head for the door.
Once I've finished eating, I'll head towards town!
I see a carriage approaching.
I'll send everyone your way right away.
The destination is the center of the forest.
Well then, I will head over there now.
I waved my hand to them.
He is walking towards the station.
I head toward the stage.
I talked to her.
Grandfather nodded toward me.
The blade swinging down was headed straight for me.
The chairman bows to the shop owner.
Smiling warmly toward the camera.
The ship proceeded to her destination.
The destination is in the north.
I hurried toward the back alley.
We are traveling to France by air.
Next week, we're heading to the mountain.
They must be on their way to the meeting place.
I walk toward my usual platform.
I heard that troops headed to the ruins.
My thoughts are turning negative again.
I head to the kitchen in a melancholy mood.
Head to the scene promptly.
The rain is beating against the windows.
It seems they are heading north.
The wind blows against the sails.
A balloon is ascending into the sky.
I am on my way to the head office now.
Head to Ryogoku Station.
The patient is steadily recovering.
He leaves for school at seven.
The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution.
Tom is on his way here.
The army advanced on the enemy.
People struggled against poverty.
The crowd pressed toward the gate.
I'm on my way to work now.
Tom went from Boston to Chicago.
Judy smiled at me.
I'm heading toward Lake Yamanaka.
He doesn't seem to be heading for the town.
What are you saying to your own mother?
He bows his head slightly toward me.
I saw a man coming toward me.
Urged on by a smile, I headed toward the entrance.
The children ran toward the classroom.
And then, I ran toward the first school building.
In the fall, many birds head for the south.
We made our way towards our hometown.
He charges toward the man in front of him.
The soldiers proceeded to the frontier with caution.
He left Tokyo for Kyoto.
Both parties took a step towards a solution.
I am simply heading to the place I should go.
I sit up and return to the manuscript once more.
Is that any way to behave toward your parents?!
The boy ran and ran toward the goal.
I casually stood up and headed for the refrigerator.
It seems he headed straight to the UK.
I moved my heavy feet toward home.
The surrounding air rose up toward the sky.
Even so, I began to walk forward.
We are heading to the private room in the back of the store.
I trot over to Chris and the others.
All that is left is to push forward toward the goal.
My grandfather nodded and smiled at me.
We started heading toward the summit again.
We fired guns at the enemy.
He addressed the crowd gravely.
He left Tokyo for Europe.
He headed for the door at full speed.
After setting down the tray, I head toward the checkout counter.
They set sail for New York yesterday.
Typhoons generally head for Japan.
The typhoon is gaining strength as it heads for Kyushu.
The route heads toward the surface again.
I smiled defiantly at Ricardo.
The novelist talked to a large audience.
I'm flying to Moscow tomorrow morning.
After eating lunch, they headed for their next destination.
The dogs were howling at the moon.
We don't even know what's waiting for us where we're headed, and yet...
Thinking such things, I head to my seat.
I smiled at the girl I once liked.
The students followed the teacher to the classroom.
He came at me with a knife in his hand.
Since the sun had set, we all headed home.
The dog growled at a little boy.
He always yells at me when he is angry.
You should choose to head to the designated spot.
The stranger came toward me.
I closed the door and headed toward the girl.
From today, let's move forward together toward a single dream.
It appears they came straight to the cave without losing their way.
He held out the back of his right hand toward the two of them.
I leave the art room and head toward the main school building.
Unfortunately, I have absolutely no desire to head to the cafeteria.
He started from Tokyo for Osaka by car.
I'll leave Tokyo for Osaka tonight.
The destination is a corner by the window at the back of the classroom.
I headed to the classroom I had been told about, urged on by the staff.
She called out to him, with tears running down her cheeks.
After praying for a while, I head for the next place.
This bus goes to the airport by way of the station.
My car broke down halfway to your house.
Somehow I feel like their anger has turned on me.
Extremely aggressive words were hurled at me.
The land slopes gently toward the river.
Having finished preparations, I head to today's distribution location.
The ball rolled on the ground towards me.
The plane is about to take off for Paris.
We shall leave for home as soon as it stops raining.
A long train of camels was moving to the west.
Chopin sits at the piano and begins to play.
"How far are you going?" "I'm heading for Chicago."
The little girl stuck out her tongue at him.
We ran out of gas on the way to the theater.
He stuck out his tongue at his teacher.
The ship sails for Honolulu tomorrow.
We went through St. Louis on the way to New Orleans.
Your dog always barks at me.
She talks to him as if he were a child.
He threw a stone at the big dog.
The birds flew towards a high tower.
He kicked the dog which ran at him.
While walking toward the back room, I observe my surroundings.
This is why they left for America yesterday.
Though he thought it was probably unnecessary, he went to help the others.
Thinking so, I started walking toward the east.
The future of English seems to be leading in three directions.
The trunk extends toward the ceiling, and white branches spread out.
She stopped and gave a little bow in our direction.
The car that just passed by must have headed toward the former construction office site.
Why, he's crossing the garden and coming this way!
Many fans came running toward the actress.
Having received permission, I immediately head to the dormitory.
Taking the opportunity of his stepping back one step, I headed for the door.
The festival participants are all heading toward the seaside.
I had no choice but to read it out to them.
The two quickened their pace further and headed toward the light.
All the air flows out from there to the outside.
He readjusted the bag he was holding and headed toward the entrance lobby.
Kate's dog was barking at Brian at the gate at noon.
I'm glad to know that you are on the way to a full recovery.
He took off his glasses and frowned at the nurse.
I took Maria with me and headed to the tournament's operations headquarters.
Stand upright when I'm talking to you.
Then, I saw a single figure quietly approaching from there.
With everyone's eyes on me, I head to my seat for now.
I go to the living room, take the key from the shelf, and head for the basement.
Dressed in a gown, I head to the castle in a carriage with my father.
The third time, it splits into a passage going down and a passage going up.
There should be no reason to stay in a kingdom headed for ruin.
He left for Europe a week ago, that is, on the tenth of May.
Guided by the boys, I head toward those two houses.
Before I knew it, quite a few people were holding their devices up toward the sky.
The self-introduction ended simply, and it was decided to head to the carriage outside.
He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano.
The ship carried hundreds of emigrants to the US.
The girl that I know very well has already left for Tokyo.
To wipe away the sweat we had shed, we headed to the town square.
When you set a goal and head toward it with all your might, there is always a story.
I could see a total of five people walking toward the outside of the town.
Ignoring the commotion in front of the theater, I headed for the staff entrance.
A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.
Beethoven goes to the piano, sits down at it, and begins to play.
He seemed to still be climbing up the large pine tree.