Keyword
direction
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig195
Readings
(86%)
こう
(10%)
むか
(1%)
Composed of
slash left
upside-down box
mouth
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a tourist asking for directions. We can see his open mouth, and the box around the mouth is a beret with an antenna that he's wearing.

Used in kanji (2 in total)
(dried) boiled rice
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Used in vocabulary (499 in total)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to turn towards; to point
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
Examples (200 in total)
Who are you talking to?
Turn your face this way.
He doesn't seem to be heading for the town.