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    3. 向い

    向い

    向むかい​

    facing

    KMT4News #8+1CoreNoun, ParticleDaily LifeKanji Vocab8 strokes

    向かい対い

    むかい

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    facing, opposite, across the street, other side

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    駅えきの向むかいにカフェがあります。

    There is a cafe across from the station.

    KMT3Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    彼かれの家いえは私わたしの家いえの向むかいです。

    His house is opposite mine.

    KMT4Daily LifeHome & Housing
    毎まい朝あさ、向むかいの窓まどから朝あさ日ひが差さし込こみます。

    Every morning, the morning sun shines in from the window opposite.

    KMT4Daily LifeHome & Housing
    向むかいのスーパーで牛ぎゅう乳にゅうを買かってきてください。

    Please buy milk from the supermarket across the street.

    KMT4Daily LifeFood & Dining
    彼かの女じょは向むかいの席せきに座すわって、私わたしに微ほほ笑えんだ。

    She sat in the seat opposite me and smiled.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    向
    む.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう…(12)
    yonder・facing・beyond・confront・defy…(2)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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