Today’s Kanji is “向” (mu-kou); Kanji for “to head”.
Handwritten Kanji “向” (mu-kou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “向”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 向 | コウ む-く む-ける む-かう む-こう | kou mu-ku mu-keru mu-kau mu-kou | 6 | 口 | to head |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “向”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 向上心がある | こうじょうしんがある | koujoushin ga aru | Have ambition |
| 出張へ向かう | しゅっちょうへむかう | shucho e mukau | Heading for a business trip |
| 向かい合う | むかいあう | mukaiau | Facing each other |
