向き合う

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of () (muki, continuative of () (muku, to face)) + () (au, to come together; to each other).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きあ [mùkíáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟kʲia̠ɯ̟]

Verb

()() • (mukiauむきあふ (mukiafu)?intransitive godan (stem ()() (mukiai), past ()()った (mukiatta))

  1. to face each other
    Synonym: 向かい合う
    ()()って(いち)(れい)するmukiatte ichirei suruto bow facing each other
  2. (figurative) to face, to confront (e.g. a situation, a fact)
    Synonym: 直視する
    (げん)(じつ)()()genjitsu ni mukiauto face reality

Conjugation