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What does 向ける (むける, mukeru) mean?

向ける (むける, mukeru) means to point, to aim, to direct toward.

Quick facts
Readingむける
Romajimukeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
むける
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmukeru

to point, to aim, to direct toward

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to turn (towards); to face; to point
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to head to; to go towards
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to allot; to allocate
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person)
  5. 5ichidan verb · transitive to aim for; to pursue

Example sentences

  • I turned my eyes toward the window.

  • I pointed the camera at the child.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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