向ける (Mukeru): to Aim for, to Pursue

Meaning

English

to aim for
to pursue
to allot
to allocate
to head to
to go towards
to send
to dispatch (e.g. a person)

Reading

Kana

むける

Romaji

mukeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 11767 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

向かい合わせる

むかいあわせる

to face

向きになる

むきになる

to become serious

向いている

むいている

to be cut out for (e.g. a job)

向こうを張る

むこうをはる

to vie with one's opponent

向上

こうじょう

elevation

向き

むき

nature (of a request or desire)

向後

こうご

hereafter

向い

むかい

facing

向こう

むこう

future (starting now)

向かう

むかう

to face

向かって左

むかってひだり

on the left as one faces (it)

向く

むく

to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)

Example Sentences

4

銃を私に向けるな。

Don't point your gun at me.

トムはカメラを向けるといつも変顔をする。

Tom always makes a funny face when I point the camera at him.

肺に溜まった煙を吐き出し、暗い公園に視線を向ける。

I clear my lungs of the smoke lingering inside, and turn my eyes to a park shrouded in the dark.

本を選ぶときは、まず過去の偉大な作家たちの作品に目を向けるべきだ。

In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention.