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向 means 'confront'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 119   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-2    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 16    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 73 words   Used in 397 words   Used in 1483 names   Component in 9 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   むかう to confront   むく to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards
Additional readings
Kun    むこ   むい   -むき   -むけ   むかい   むかい
Name    こお   た   な   むか   むかい   むこう
Notes
日 (sun; day)向 is read ひなた
Components
⿱  ノ (乃) katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from  冋 wide mouth  
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尚 furthermore  同 same  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 向 is used 17 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 向 is used 366 times, read 5 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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コウ : 196 words FIND ALL
ほ う こ う 0
noun
1. direction; orientation; bearing; way
2. course (e.g. of action)
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むこ : 2 words FIND ALL
す じ む こ う 3
noun
diagonally opposite  (see also: 筋向かい)
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むかう : 159 words FIND ALL
む こ う 0 む こ う 2
noun
1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction
2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
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むかい : 6 words FIND ALL
む か い あ う 4
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be opposite; to face each other
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むこう (read as むこう) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
1. dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine); side dishes at a banquet (e.g. sashimi, salad, vinegared dish; not rice or soup)  (see also: 懐石; food term)
2. resting one's forehead on the chest of one's opponent and grabbing his belt  (sumo term)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
ひ な た 0
noun
sunny place; in the sun
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An additional む.く less common words include 向 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 294 (originally: 278)  Joy o' Kanji : 278  Key to Kanji: 317 

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向
コウ   むかう to confront   むく to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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