向け (muke)

Meaning

  1. intended for …
  2. oriented towards …

All JLPT 3 grammar : 向け(向け, muke), intended for …; oriented towards …; aimed at …, [Noun – used as a suffix]

Example

日本語意味
只今、僕は旅立ちの日に向けて修業中です。Right now I’m training in preparation for the day we set off.
自爆テロ犯はベナジル・ブット元首相に向けて発砲したが、弾はそれた。The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.
ジブの裏帆とラダーを使って、バックしながら船首を進みたい方向に向けました。Using the rudder and the jib with the wind behind it we backed up, turning the bow to the direction we wanted to go.
返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
修業shuugyoupursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
tabitravel, trip, journey
bokuI, me
hiday, sun
imanow, the present time
nakainside, in, among
motoorigin, source, base
首相shushouPrime Minister
tamaball, sphere, globe, bullet
houdirection, way, side
方向houkoudirection, way
funeship, boat
urareverse side, rear, back
突然totsuzenabrupt, sudden
返事henjireply, answer, response
tensky
待つmatsuto wait, to look forward to
mimiear

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
チュウなか, うち, あた.るin, inside, middle, center
コン,キンいまnow
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
ギョウ,ゴウわざbusiness
リツ,リュウ,リットルた.つ, -た.つ, た.ち-stand up
リョたびtrip, travel
コウむ.く, む.い, -む.きyonder, facing
ゲン,ガンもとbeginning, origin
ハツ,ホツた.つ, あば.く, おこ.るdeparture, discharge
ジ,シみずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずとoneself
ハン,ボンおか.すcrime, sin, offense
シュくびneck
ソウ,ショウあい-inter-, mutual
ホウかた, -かた, -がたdirection
使つか.う, つか.い, -つか.いuse, envoy
センふね, ふな-ship, boat
シンすす.む, すす.めるadvance, progress
ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
テンあまつ, あめ, あま-heavens, sky, imperial
ジ,ズこと, つか.う, つか.えるmatter, thing
タイま.つ, -ま.ちwait, depend on
ヘンかえ.す, -かえ.す, かえ.るreturn, answer, repay
みみear
トツ,カつ.くthrust, pierce, prick
ゼン,ネンしか, しか.り, しか.しso, sort of thing

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