Word · 単語
向ける
Reading むける
to turn (towards)
- 1 to turn (towards), to face, to point, to aim, to direct to
- 2 to head to, to go towards
- 3 to allot, to allocate
- 4 to send, to dispatch (e.g. a person)
- 5 to aim for, to pursue
N3
JLPT
—
strokes
#705
frequency
Not started
Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
強盗は店員に銃を向けた。
The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.
sense 1 · to turn (towards)
銃を私に向けるな。
Don't point your gun at me.
全力をむけて説明しましょう。
I'll try to explain it to the best of my ability.
ブライアンはニューヨークに向けて出発した。
Brian left for New York.
船はボンベイに向けて出帆した。
The ship set sail for Bombay.