向き

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

() • (muki) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 向く (muku) [godan]

Noun

() • (muki) 

  1. direction, aspect, exposure, facet
    (ひだり)()()える
    hidari ni muki o kaeru
    turn to the left
  2. target
    男性(だんせい)()
    dansei muki
    intended for men
  3. aptitude, fitness, suitability
    ()考慮(こうりょ)する
    muki o kōryo suru
    consider the aptitude
  4. tendency, inclination
    物事(ものごと)悲観的(ひかんてき)()()
    monogoto o hikanteki ni miru muki
    tendency to see everything in a bad light; pessimistic inclination

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of aptitude): 不向(ふむ) (fumuki, ineptitude)

Derived terms

  • ()きになる (mukininaru, to become serious, get upset)
  • ()不向(ふむ) (mukifumuki, individual tendencies; strengths and weaknesses)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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