向き (muki)

Meaning

  1. direction
  2. orientation
  3. aspect

All JLPT 3 grammar : 向き(向き, muki), direction; orientation; aspect; exposure, [Noun, Noun – used as a suffix]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
横向きに寝ると「いびき」をかきにくい?Is snoring less likely if you sleep on your side?
光源、つまり光の向きだな、それと陰影とかにも気をつけて、できるだけ正確に手元にあるクロッキー帳に書き取っていくだけ。Light source, that is what direction the light is facing, also take care with shadowing. Just copy down into the sketch book you have at hand as accurately as possible.
彼が直向きに生きるその姿は実に健気です。The single-minded way he gets on with his life is truly admirable.
「ここまでは表向きの話なんです。キリカさんも知っていることですね」「ってことは、裏向きもあるんですか?」“Up to this point has been the official story, which Kirika also knows.” “By which you mean there is also an unofficial?”

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
yokohorizontal, beside
寝るneruto go to bed
手元temotoat hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand; way of moving one’;s arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
minamotosource, origin, root
kageshadow
seitrue, regular
正確seikakuaccurate, punctual
hikarilight, beam
kispirit, mind, heart
jinseilife
mifruit, nut
naostraight, ordinary, common
姿sugatafigure, form, shape
生きるikiruto live, to exist
karehe, him
hyoutable, chart, list
urareverse side, rear, back
hanashitalk, speech, chat
ここkokohere

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
コウむ.く, む.い, -む.きyonder, facing
オウよこsideways, horizontal
シンね.る, ね.かす, い.ぬlie down, sleep, rest
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
ショか.く, -が.き, -がきwrite
ゲン,ガンもとbeginning, origin
セイ,ショウただ.しい, ただ.す, まさcorrect, justice
シュ,ズて, て-, -てhand
カク,コウたし.か, たし.かめるassurance, firm, clear
コウひか.る, ひかりray, light
シュと.る, と.り, と.り-take, fetch
セイ,ショウい.きる, い.かす, い.けるlife, genuine, birth
チョク,ジキ,ジカただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.すstraightaway, repair
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
ジツ,シツみ, みの.る, まことreality, truth
はな.す, はなしtale, talk
し.る, し.らせるknow, wisdom
ヒョウおもて, -おもて, あらわ.すsurface, chart

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