し
仕
む
向
　
け
　
る

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to induce (someone to do something), to tempt.
  2. to act toward (someone in a certain way), to handle (men), to treat.
  3. to send, to forward to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
し
仕
む
向
　
け
　
る
 仕向ける しむける
　
し
む
向
　
け
　
る
 し向ける しむける
し
仕
むけ
向
　
る
 仕向る しむける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

attend, doing, official
シ　つか.える (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
gentleman, scholar, samurai
シ　さむらい　お (4th, N1)
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く　コウ　むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)