Japanese

むかう
Meaning: to face; to go towards; to approach
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 向う 向わない
Polite 向います 向いません
Past 向った 向わなかった
Polite + Past 向いました 向いませんでした
Te-form 向って 向わなくて
Potential 向える 向えない
Passive 向われる 向われない
Causative 向わせる 向わせない
Causative + Passive 向わされる 向わされない
Imperative 向え 向うな

Handwriting

向
う

Example

Having an attitude of facing toward your goals is important.

Usage Notes

A variant spelling of 向かう. It means to turn your body towards something, to move in a direction, or to approach a certain time or state.

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