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向ける

むける

to turn toward, to point at

Mnemonic

He puts both eyes on his boss and leaves them there, turning his whole head round to do it the way a cow むけ does: むける.

Worth knowing

向かう むかう is heading that way yourself; 向ける is aiming something else.

Built from

face toward
A window set high in a wall, pointing one way out.

Words sharing these kanji

to face, to head toward the other side, the other party, opponent to face, to look direction, course to turn around, to look back

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