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むかう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to face
2. to go towards; to head towards
Alt. forms
向むかう
91%
向むかう
5%
むかう
3%
対むかう
Pitch accent
む
かう
Top 10100
Conjugations...Used in: 678
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to resist
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Examples (85 in total)
Who are you talking to?
The train headed for the station.
Where are you heading?
The bus was heading north.
He took a taxi to the hospital.
I'm heading to Fukui.
They headed westward.
He is walking towards the station.
I waved my hand to them.
Grandfather nodded toward me.
We are traveling to France by air.
Next week, we're heading to the mountain.
The rain is beating against the windows.
A balloon is ascending into the sky.
He leaves for school at seven.
The patient is steadily recovering.
Tom is on his way here.
The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution.
The army advanced on the enemy.
People struggled against poverty.
The crowd pressed toward the gate.
Tom went from Boston to Chicago.
Judy smiled at me.
I'm on my way to work now.
He doesn't seem to be heading for the town.
I saw a man coming toward me.
In the fall, many birds head for the south.
The children ran toward the classroom.
We made our way towards our hometown.
The soldiers proceeded to the frontier with caution.
They made straight for their destination.
Both parties took a step towards a solution.
The boy ran and ran toward the goal.
My grandfather nodded and smiled at me.
We fired guns at the enemy.
He addressed the crowd gravely.
They set sail for New York yesterday.
He headed for the door at full speed.
Typhoons generally head for Japan.
He set out for London early in July.
The novelist talked to a large audience.
I'm flying to Moscow tomorrow morning.
The dogs were howling at the moon.
After eating lunch, they headed for their next destination.
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.
The stranger came toward me.
She left France for America.
He started from Tokyo for Osaka by car.
I'll leave Tokyo for Osaka tonight.
She called out to him, with tears running down her cheeks.
My car broke down halfway to your house.
We shall leave for home as soon as it stops raining.
The ball rolled on the ground towards me.
The plane is about to take off for Paris.
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."
We ran out of gas on the way to the theater.
The little girl stuck out her tongue at him.
I was in a taxi driving east along the street.
The ship sails for Honolulu tomorrow.
We went through St. Louis on the way to New Orleans.
Your dog always barks at me.
He threw a stone at the big dog.
The birds flew towards a high tower.
He kicked the dog which ran at him.
This is why they left for America yesterday.
He will leave for the station an hour before the train leaves.
Many fans came running toward the actress.
I had no choice but to read it out to them.
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.
Stand upright when I'm talking to you.
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.
Beethoven goes to the piano, sits down at it, and begins to play.
I spend all day in front of my computer.
The land slopes gently toward the river.
He stuck out his tongue at his teacher.
The future of English seems to be leading in three directions.
A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.