Meaning
- direction
- orientation
- aspect
All JLPT 3 grammar : 向き（向き, muki）, direction; orientation; aspect; exposure, [Noun, Noun – used as a suffix]
Usually written using kana alone
Example
| 日本語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| 横向きに寝ると「いびき」をかきにくい？ | Is snoring less likely if you sleep on your side? |
| 光源、つまり光の向きだな、それと陰影とかにも気をつけて、できるだけ正確に手元にあるクロッキー帳に書き取っていくだけ。 | Light source, that is what direction the light is facing, also take care with shadowing. Just copy down into the sketch book you have at hand as accurately as possible. |
| 彼が直向きに生きるその姿は実に健気です。 | The single-minded way he gets on with his life is truly admirable. |
| 「ここまでは表向きの話なんです。キリカさんも知っていることですね」「ってことは、裏向きもあるんですか？」 | “Up to this point has been the official story, which Kirika also knows.” “By which you mean there is also an unofficial?” |
Vocabulary
| 日本語 | ローマ字 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| 横 | yoko | horizontal, beside |
| 寝る | neru | to go to bed |
| 手元 | temoto | at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand; way of moving one’;s arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money |
| 源 | minamoto | source, origin, root |
| 影 | kage | shadow |
| 正 | sei | true, regular |
| 正確 | seikaku | accurate, punctual |
| 光 | hikari | light, beam |
| 気 | ki | spirit, mind, heart |
| 生 | jinsei | life |
| 実 | mi | fruit, nut |
| 直 | nao | straight, ordinary, common |
| 姿 | sugata | figure, form, shape |
| 生きる | ikiru | to live, to exist |
| 彼 | kare | he, him |
| 表 | hyou | table, chart, list |
| 裏 | ura | reverse side, rear, back |
| 話 | hanashi | talk, speech, chat |
| ここ | koko | here |
Kanji
| 漢字 | おんよみ | くんよみ | 意味 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 向 | コウ | む.く, む.い, -む.き | yonder, facing |
| 横 | オウ | よこ | sideways, horizontal |
| 寝 | シン | ね.る, ね.かす, い.ぬ | lie down, sleep, rest |
| 気 | キ,ケ | いき | spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood |
| 書 | ショ | か.く, -が.き, -がき | write |
| 元 | ゲン,ガン | もと | beginning, origin |
| 正 | セイ,ショウ | ただ.しい, ただ.す, まさ | correct, justice |
| 手 | シュ,ズ | て, て-, -て | hand |
| 確 | カク,コウ | たし.か, たし.かめる | assurance, firm, clear |
| 光 | コウ | ひか.る, ひかり | ray, light |
| 取 | シュ | と.る, と.り, と.り- | take, fetch |
| 生 | セイ,ショウ | い.きる, い.かす, い.ける | life, genuine, birth |
| 直 | チョク,ジキ,ジカ | ただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.す | straightaway, repair |
| 彼 | ヒ | かれ, かの, か.の | he, that, the |
| 実 | ジツ,シツ | み, みの.る, まこと | reality, truth |
| 話 | ワ | はな.す, はなし | tale, talk |
| 知 | チ | し.る, し.らせる | know, wisdom |
| 表 | ヒョウ | おもて, -おもて, あらわ.す | surface, chart |
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