"向かう" meaning in Japanese

See 向かう in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [mɯ̟ᵝka̠ɯ̟ᵝ]
Etymology: Shift from 向(む)き合(あ)う (mukiau). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|向き合う|むきあう}} 向(む)き合(あ)う (mukiau) Head templates: {{ja-verb|むかう|hhira=むかふ|tr=intrans|type=1}} 向(む)かう • (mukau) ^(←むかふ (mukafu)?)intransitive godan (stem 向(む)かい (mukai), past 向(む)かった (mukatta)) Forms: 向かう [canonical] (ruby: ()), mukau [romanization], mukafu [romanization], 向かい [stem] (ruby: ()), 向かった [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 向かわ [error-unrecognized-form], むかわ [error-unrecognized-form], mukawa [error-unrecognized-form], 向かい [error-unrecognized-form], むかい [error-unrecognized-form], mukai [error-unrecognized-form], 向かう [error-unrecognized-form], むかう [error-unrecognized-form], mukau [error-unrecognized-form], 向かえ [error-unrecognized-form], むかえ [error-unrecognized-form], mukae [error-unrecognized-form], 向かわれる [passive], むかわれる [passive], mukawareru [passive], 向かわせる [causative], 向かわす [causative], むかわせる [causative], むかわす [causative], mukawaseru [causative], mukawasu [causative], 向かえる [potential], むかえる [potential], mukaeru [potential], 向かおう [volitional], むかおう [volitional], mukaō [volitional], 向かわない [negative], むかわない [negative], mukawanai [negative], 向かわず [continuative, negative], むかわず [continuative, negative], mukawazu [continuative, negative], 向かいます [formal], むかいます [formal], mukaimasu [formal], 向かった [perfective], むかった [perfective], mukatta [perfective], 向かって [conjunctive], むかって [conjunctive], mukatte [conjunctive], 向かえば [conditional, hypothetical], むかえば [conditional, hypothetical], mukaeba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to face
    Sense id: en-向かう-ja-verb-m-unu1fJ
  2. to go towards
    Sense id: en-向かう-ja-verb-5LZNvd94 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 12 88 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 91 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 9 91 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 91

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      "args": {
        "1": "向き合う",
        "2": "むきあう"
      },
      "expansion": "向(む)き合(あ)う (mukiau)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shift from 向(む)き合(あ)う (mukiau).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "向かう",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mukau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mukafu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "向かい",
      "roman": "mukai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "向かった",
      "roman": "mukatta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-u",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かい",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかい",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukau",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "むかう",
        "hhira": "むかふ",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "向(む)かう • (mukau) ^(←むかふ (mukafu)?)intransitive godan (stem 向(む)かい (mukai), past 向(む)かった (mukatta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to face"
      ],
      "id": "en-向かう-ja-verb-m-unu1fJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
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            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
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      "glosses": [
        "to go towards"
      ],
      "id": "en-向かう-ja-verb-5LZNvd94"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "むかう"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɯ̟ᵝka̠ɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "向かう"
}
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    "Japanese intransitive verbs",
    "Japanese lemmas",
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    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
    "Japanese type 1 verbs",
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        ]
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          "向",
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        ]
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    },
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        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
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        "past"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "ja-go-u",
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    },
    {
      "form": "向かわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mukawa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
    {
      "form": "向かい",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "むかい",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukau",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかえ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukae",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかえる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかおう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかわず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukawazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかいます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかった",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukatta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかって",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukatte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかえば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "むかう",
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        "tr": "intrans",
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      "expansion": "向(む)かう • (mukau) ^(←むかふ (mukafu)?)intransitive godan (stem 向(む)かい (mukai), past 向(む)かった (mukatta))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to face"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to go towards"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "むかう"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɯ̟ᵝka̠ɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "向かう"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.