"向く" meaning in Japanese

See 向く in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [mɯ̟kɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|むく|type=1}} 向(む)く • (muku) godan (stem 向(む)き (muki), past 向(む)いた (muita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|む|4-k}} Forms: 向く [canonical] (ruby: ()), muku [romanization], 向き [stem] (ruby: ()), 向いた [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 向か [error-unrecognized-form], むか [error-unrecognized-form], muka [error-unrecognized-form], 向き [error-unrecognized-form], むき [error-unrecognized-form], muki [error-unrecognized-form], 向く [error-unrecognized-form], むく [error-unrecognized-form], muku [error-unrecognized-form], 向け [error-unrecognized-form], むけ [error-unrecognized-form], muke [error-unrecognized-form], 向かれる [passive], むかれる [passive], mukareru [passive], 向かせる [causative], 向かす [causative], むかせる [causative], むかす [causative], mukaseru [causative], mukasu [causative], 向ける [potential], むける [potential], mukeru [potential], 向こう [volitional], むこう [volitional], mukō [volitional], 向かない [negative], むかない [negative], mukanai [negative], 向かず [continuative, negative], むかず [continuative, negative], mukazu [continuative, negative], 向きます [formal], むきます [formal], mukimasu [formal], 向いた [perfective], むいた [perfective], muita [perfective], 向いて [conjunctive], むいて [conjunctive], muite [conjunctive], 向けば [conditional, hypothetical], むけば [conditional, hypothetical], mukeba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 向か [irrealis, stem], むか [irrealis, stem], muka [irrealis], 向き [continuative, stem], むき [continuative, stem], muki [continuative], 向く [stem, terminative], むく [stem, terminative], muku [terminative], 向く [attributive, stem], むく [attributive, stem], muku [attributive], 向け [realis, stem], むけ [realis, stem], muke [realis], 向け [imperative, stem], むけ [imperative, stem], muke [imperative], 向かず [negative], むかず [negative], mukazu [negative], 向けど [contrastive], むけど [contrastive], mukedo [contrastive], 向けば [causative], むけば [causative], mukeba [causative], 向かば [conditional], むかば [conditional], mukaba [conditional], 向きき [past], むきき [past], mukiki [past], 向きけり [past], むきけり [past], mukikeri [past], 向きつ [perfect], むきつ [perfect], mukitu [perfect], 向きぬ [perfect], むきぬ [perfect], mukinu [perfect], 向けり [continuative, perfect], 向きたり [continuative, perfect], むけり [continuative, perfect], むきたり [continuative, perfect], mukeri [continuative, perfect], mukitari [continuative, perfect], 向かむ [volitional], むかむ [volitional], mukamu [volitional]
  1. turn toward, point, (move to) face
    Sense id: en-向く-ja-verb-Sl2w-xeR Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 40 27
  2. face, open on
    Sense id: en-向く-ja-verb-bMfEqMbO Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 40 27
  3. be suitable for, be fit for
    Sense id: en-向く-ja-verb-8-eLJl2F Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 40 26 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 40 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 向き (muki) (ruby: ()) (english: direction, fit), 不向き (fumuki) (ruby: 不向(ふむ)) (english: unfit, unsuitable), 向いている (muiteiru) (ruby: ()) (english: be toward; be suitable for, be fit for)

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "direction, fit",
      "roman": "muki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "向き"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "unfit, unsuitable",
      "roman": "fumuki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "不向",
          "ふむ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "不向き"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "be toward; be suitable for, be fit for",
      "roman": "muiteiru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "向いている"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "向く",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向き",
      "roman": "muki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向いた",
      "roman": "muita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-ku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向か",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むか",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向き",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向ける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むける",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukeru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向こう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むこう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向いた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むいた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向いて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むいて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向けば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向か",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むか",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muka",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向き",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むく",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muku",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向け",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muke",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向けど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向けば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向けり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "むく",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "向(む)く • (muku) godan (stem 向(む)き (muki), past 向(む)いた (muita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "む",
        "2": "4-k"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 40 27",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let's Walk Looking Up",
          "roman": "“Ue o Muite Arukō”",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "上",
              "うえ"
            ],
            [
              "向",
              "む"
            ],
            [
              "歩",
              "ある"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "『上を向いて歩こう』",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turn toward, point, (move to) face"
      ],
      "id": "en-向く-ja-verb-Sl2w-xeR",
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 40 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 40 26",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 40 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 40 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 32 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese verbs without transitivity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 40 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "face, open on"
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      "id": "en-向く-ja-verb-bMfEqMbO",
      "links": [
        [
          "open",
          "open"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 32 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese godan verbs ending with -ku",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 40 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
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            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 40 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
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            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 40 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 40 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 32 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese verbs without transitivity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 40 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "be suitable for, be fit for"
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        [
          "suitable",
          "suitable"
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          "fit",
          "fit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "むく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɯ̟kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Japanese godan verbs",
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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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        [
          "向",
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          "不向",
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          "む"
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          "向",
          "む"
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    {
      "form": "向いた",
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        [
          "向",
          "む"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ja-go-ku",
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
      "form": "向か",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "むか",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "muka",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "muki",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むく",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "muku",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "向け",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "むけ",
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    {
      "form": "muke",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    },
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      "form": "向かれる",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかれる",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
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    {
      "form": "mukareru",
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      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "向かせる",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かす",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "むかせる",
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        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかす",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaseru",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukasu",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向ける",
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      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むける",
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      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukeru",
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        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向こう",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むこう",
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      "tags": [
        "volitional"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mukō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "向かない",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかない",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "mukanai",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かず",
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかず",
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        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mukazu",
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        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "向きます",
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        "formal"
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    {
      "form": "むきます",
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        "formal"
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      "form": "mukimasu",
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      "tags": [
        "formal"
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    },
    {
      "form": "向いた",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "むいた",
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    {
      "form": "muita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向いて",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むいて",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muite",
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      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向けば",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "むけば",
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        "hypothetical"
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      "form": "mukeba",
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        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向か",
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      "tags": [
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むか",
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      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muka",
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      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向き",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むき",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muki",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むく",
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      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muku",
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      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向く",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むく",
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      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muku",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向け",
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけ",
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      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muke",
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      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向け",
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      "tags": [
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけ",
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        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muke",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向けど",
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      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向けば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukeba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukinu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向けり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向きたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むきたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "向かむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "むかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "むく",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "向(む)く • (muku) godan (stem 向(む)き (muki), past 向(む)いた (muita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "む",
        "2": "4-k"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Let's Walk Looking Up",
          "roman": "“Ue o Muite Arukō”",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "上",
              "うえ"
            ],
            [
              "向",
              "む"
            ],
            [
              "歩",
              "ある"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "『上を向いて歩こう』",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turn toward, point, (move to) face"
      ],
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        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "face",
          "face"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "face, open on"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "open",
          "open"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "be suitable for, be fit for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suitable",
          "suitable"
        ],
        [
          "fit",
          "fit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "むく"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɯ̟kɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "向く"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 向く meaning in Japanese (9.3kB)

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  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "向く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "向く",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "向く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "向く",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "向く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "向く",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "向く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "向く",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "向く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "向く",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "向く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "向く",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "向く"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "向く",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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