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How to say 'Direct' in Japanese | 向ける

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The Japanese word for Direct is 'Mukeru', written as 向ける in Japanese.'Direct' in hiragana is むける.

    Meaning

    Direct

    Reading

    むける

    mukeru

    Kanji

    Facing, Yonder

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '向ける (むける)' means 'to direct' or 'to turn something towards a specific direction or target'. It is often used when indicating the orientation or focus of an object, attention, or effort. For example: he directed his gaze towards the mountain「彼は山に向けた視線を向けた」(かれはやまにむけたしせんをむけた). She turned the camera towards the flowers「彼女はカメラを花に向けた」(かのじょはカメラをはなにむけた). This verb can also be used metaphorically, such as directing efforts or attention towards a goal.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    661

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 向ける

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Facing, Yonder

Hiragana in the Word 向ける

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ke
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 向ける Through the Kanji

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 向 as well.

  • word

    向かう

    Meaning

    Head, Face

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    傾向

    Meaning

    Tendency, Trend

  • word

    向こう

    Meaning

    Other side, Beyond

  • word

    向こう側

    Meaning

    Other side

  • word

    向く

    Meaning

    Face

  • word

    向上

    Meaning

    Improvement

  • word

    一向に

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    後ろ向き

    Meaning

    Backward

  • word

    向け

    Meaning

    Targeted

  • word

    志向

    Meaning

    Orientation

  • word

    動向

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    一向

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    振り向く

    Meaning

    Turn

  • word

    向き

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    向かい

    Meaning

    Opposite

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    意向

    Meaning

    Intention

  • word

    向き合う

    Meaning

    Face

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What does 'Mukeru' (向ける) mean?

'Mukeru' means 'Direct' .

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