6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N3
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Kun'yomi
む く to turn toward ②to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.) ③to be suited to ④to go towards む い -む き む け る to turn (towards) ②to head to ③to allot ④to send -む け む か う to face ②to go towards む か い facing む こ う opposite side ②over there ③the other party ④future (starting now) む こう- むこ む か い facing
On'yomi
コウ
Nanori
こお た な むか むかい むこう
Character Breakdown
Common Words
to turn toward ②to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.) ③to be suited to ④to go towards
References
| Unicode hex code | 5411 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-24-94 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 101 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 712 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3052 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3790 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1934 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2627 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 183 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 195 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 217 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 312 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 215 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 3301 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 278 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 199 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 199 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 213 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 402 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 294 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 266 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 192 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 557 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 319 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 186 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 3d3.10 |
| Four corner code | 2722.0 |
| De Roo Code | 849 |