# 向 turn to face

(goatee) + 丶 (dot)
★★★★☆
6 strokes

## Onyomi

KOU |

## Mnemonic

| Let's say the dot is a dot of cocaine. So now we can say . . . When your moms turns to face the mirror, she realizes she's got a dot of cocaine stuck on the upper portion of her goatee. Uncomfortable!!

## Kunyomi

む*こう | over there (it's also a slang, street term for 'those guys', the other side) ★★★★☆
( を ) む＊く | I turn this way, turn that way. ★★★☆☆
( を or に ) む＊け | to be made for XXX (i.e. shoes for women is 女性向けのshoes) Second meaning: make X face Y. If I train a firehose on a dog, it's hoseをdogに向ける。 ★★★☆☆
( に ) む＊かう | something turns this or that way. ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

方向(ほうこう) | direction ★★★★☆ 方 (direction / method / person) + 向 (turn to face) = 方向 (direction)
転向(てんこう) | do an about-face ★★★☆☆ CCW 転 (roll over) + 向 (turn to face) = 転向 (do an about-face) convert to new ideology, do an about-face. This is important because most of the freaky looking kids you see on the street will all become housewives and salarimen the exact second they turn ２3. - making TENKOU what we call a "cultural code word."

## Synonyms

convert, do about-face 転換 転向
lean or incline 傾く 偏る 傾向
to confront, to face 向く 向き合う 面する 対向 臨む