向き合う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
向 合
む
Grade: 3
あ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 向(む)き (muki, continuative of 向(む)く (muku, “to face”)) + 合(あ)う (au, “to come together; to each other”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むきあ​う [mùkíáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝkʲia̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

向(む)き合(あ)う • (mukiau) ←むきあふ (mukiafu)?intransitive godan (stem 向(む)き合(あ)い (mukiai), past 向(む)き合(あ)った (mukiatta))

  1. to face each other
    Synonym: 向かい合う
    向(む)き合(あ)って一(いち)礼(れい)する ― mukiatte ichirei suru ― to face and bow heads to each other

Conjugation

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