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    3. 上向く

    上向く

    上うわ向むく​

    to point upward

    KMT9News #32+1Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    うわむくうえむく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to point upward, to look upward
    2.
    to improve

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの成せい績せきが少すこし上うわ向むいてきた。

    His grades have started to improve a little.

    KMT8EducationDaily Life
    景けい気きがようやく上うわ向むき始はじめた。

    The economy has finally started to improve.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    彼かの女じょは希き望ぼうを胸むねに、顔かおを上うわ向むかせた。

    With hope in her heart, she looked upward.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    新あたらしいプロジェクトの成せい功こうで、会かい社しゃの業ぎょう績せきが上うわ向むいた。

    With the success of the new project, the company's performance improved.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career
    患かん者じゃの容よう態たいが上うわ向むき、医い師し団だんは安あん堵どの表ひょう情じょうを見みせた。

    The patient's condition improved, and the medical team showed expressions of relief.

    KMT10Medicine & HealthEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    向
    む.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう…(12)
    yonder・facing・beyond・confront・defy…(2)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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