Mnemonic
A drop of water hits your face as you stand facing a dark tunnel. You open your mouth to shout inside. The echo rushes straight back—the tunnel is facing you right back, mouth to mouth, drop to drop.
Additional thoughts
Visualize the kanji: a drop sits atop a tunnel shape, with a mouth nestled inside. You and the tunnel mirror each other—both facing, both open-mouthed, both dripping.Quick recall
A drop falls as you stand facing a tunnel, your mouth shouting into its echo.Details
The keyword for 向 is facing. This kanji conveys the idea of turning toward something, directing oneself in a particular direction, or being oriented in a certain way. It encompasses both the physical act of facing a direction and the more abstract sense of heading toward a goal or destination. It can also imply suitability or aptitude, as in being suited facing a particular purpose.
- On'yomi
- こう
- Kun'yomi
- む.く、む.い、-む.き、む.ける、-む.け、む.かう、む.かい、む.こう、む.こう-、むこ、むか.い