JLPT N3 · Verb

向ける (mukeru)

向ける (むける, mukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to turn (towards); to face”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: むける
Romaji: mukeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to turn (towards); to face; to point; to aim; to direct to · ichidan verb, transitive
to head to; to go towards · ichidan verb, transitive
to allot; to allocate · ichidan verb, transitive
to send; to dispatch (e.g. a person) · ichidan verb, transitive
to aim for; to pursue · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

強盗は店員に銃を向けた。

The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.

Tatoeba #180473

今度の土曜日の朝、シカゴに向けて出発します。

I'm leaving for Chicago next Saturday morning.

Tatoeba #172145

過去ではなく、未来に向けて取り組むのが当社の方針です。

Our policy is to build for the future, not the past.

Tatoeba #186504

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 向ける

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	向ける	むける mukeru
Polite (~masu)	向けます	むけます mukemasu
Negative	向けない	むけない mukenai
Polite negative	向けません	むけません mukemasen
Past	向けた	むけた muketa
Polite past	向けました	むけました mukemashita
Negative past	向けなかった	むけなかった mukenakatta
Te-form	向けて	むけて mukete
Potential	向けられる	むけられる mukerareru
Passive	向けられる	むけられる mukerareru
Causative	向けさせる	むけさせる mukesaseru
Volitional	向けよう	むけよう mukeyou
Imperative	向けろ	むけろ mukero
Conditional (~ba)	向ければ	むければ mukereba

Kanji in 向ける

向

yonder, facing, beyondコウ・む.く・む.い · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 向ける.

向こうむこうopposite side向かうむかうto face傾向けいこうtendency向くむくto turn toward方向ほうこうdirection向かいむかいfacing向けむけintended for ...振り向くふりむくto turn one's face向上こうじょうelevation動向どうこうtrend志向しこうintention意向いこうintention日向ひなたsunny place

Source: JMdict entry 1277100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.