Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

    本を選ぶときは、まず過去の偉大な作家たちの作品に目を向けるべきだ。
    In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Kun
む.くむ.い-む.きむ.ける-む.けむ.かうむ.かいむ.こうむ.こう-むこむか.い
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
182 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

こおむかむかいむこう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3d3.10The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
849deroo
5411Unicode hex code
1-24-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
101Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
712New Nelson (John Haig)
3052New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3790Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1934Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2627Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
183Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
195Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
217A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
312Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
215Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3301Morohashi
278A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
199Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
199Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
213sakade
402Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
294henshall3
266Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
192crowley
557Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
319Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
186Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang4Pinyin reading
hyang, sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level