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むかう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to face
2. to go towards; to head towards
Alt. forms
向むかう
92%
向むかう
5%
むかう
2%
対むかう
Pitch accent
む
かう
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Conjugations...Used in: 683
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
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Examples (87 in total)
Who are you talking to?
The train headed for the station.
The bus was heading north.
Where are you heading?
He took a taxi to the hospital.
He's heading to Paris.
I spend all day in front of my computer.
I'm heading to Fukui.
They headed westward.
He is walking towards the station.
I waved my hand to them.
I talked to her.
Grandfather nodded toward me.
We are traveling to France by air.
Next week, we're heading to the mountain.
The rain is beating against the windows.
The wind blows against the sails.
A balloon is ascending into the sky.
The patient is steadily recovering.
He leaves for school at seven.
The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution.
Tom is on his way here.
The army advanced on the enemy.
People struggled against poverty.
The crowd pressed toward the gate.
Tom went from Boston to Chicago.
Judy smiled at me.
I'm on my way to work now.
He doesn't seem to be heading for the town.
I saw a man coming toward me.
The children ran toward the classroom.
In the fall, many birds head for the south.
We made our way towards our hometown.
They made straight for their destination.
The soldiers proceeded to the frontier with caution.
Both parties took a step towards a solution.
The boy ran and ran toward the goal.
My grandfather nodded and smiled at me.
We fired guns at the enemy.
He addressed the crowd gravely.
He left Tokyo for Europe.
He headed for the door at full speed.
Typhoons generally head for Japan.
The novelist talked to a large audience.
I'm flying to Moscow tomorrow morning.
After eating lunch, they headed for their next destination.
The dogs were howling at the moon.
He came at me with a knife in his hand.
Since the sun had set, we all headed home.
The dog growled at a little boy.
He always yells at me when he is angry.
The stranger came toward me.
She left France for America.
I'll leave Osaka for Tokyo tomorrow.
I'll leave Tokyo for Osaka tonight.
She called out to him, with tears running down her cheeks.
My car broke down halfway to your house.
I had planned to leave for New York the next morning.
The land slopes gently toward the river.
The ball rolled on the ground towards me.
The plane is about to take off for Paris.
We shall leave for home as soon as it stops raining.
A long train of camels was moving to the west.
Chopin sits at the piano and begins to play.
"How far are you going?" "I'm heading for Chicago."
The little girl stuck out her tongue at him.
We ran out of gas on the way to the theater.
He stuck out his tongue at his teacher.
The ship sails for Honolulu tomorrow.
We went through St. Louis on the way to New Orleans.
Your dog always barks at me.
The birds flew towards a high tower.
This is why they left for America yesterday.
The future of English seems to be leading in three directions.
He will leave for the station an hour before the train leaves.
Many fans came running toward the actress.
I had no choice but to read it out to them.
Kate's dog was barking at Brian at the gate at noon.
I'm glad to know that you are on the way to a full recovery.
He took off his glasses and frowned at the nurse.
Stand upright when I'm talking to you.
He left for Europe a week ago, that is, on the tenth of May.
He found an old, broken chair and sat down at the piano.
The ship carried hundreds of emigrants to the US.
The girl that I know very well has already left for Tokyo.
A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.
Beethoven goes to the piano, sits down at it, and begins to play.