Memory phrase for the Kanji: 向

向

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Meaning opposite side, yonder, turn one's head, situation

Pronunciation

KŌ
muku, mukeru

Explanation

A house 冂 with a window 口

Mnemonic
 
In this house, the window is on the opposite side, you just have to turn around.

Radicals

口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
冂 encover
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 Vocabulary

 向く  むく  to face
 向かう  むかう  to face
 傾向  けいこう  tendency, trend, inclination
 動向  どうこう  trend, tendency, movement
 方向  ほうこう  direction, course, way
 仰向け  あおむけ  Supine position, lying on the back
 向う  むかう  to face, to go towards
 向かい  むかい  facing, opposite, across the street, other side
 向ける  むける  to turn towards, to point

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