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向かい合う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 向かい合う.

Dictionary

Entry

向かい合うむかいあうIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #4891
1

to face each other; to be opposite (to)

Examples
ついに彼らは面と向かい合った。
At last, they met face to face.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

向

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

6 strokesFrequency 182JLPT N2Grade 3

On

コウ

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

Nanori

こおたなむかむかいむこう
合

fit, suit, join, 0.1

6 strokesFrequency 41JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ゴウガッカッ

Kun

あ.う-あ.うあ.いあい--あ.い-あいあ.わすあ.わせる-あ.わせる

Nanori

あうあんいかこうごおにねやわい

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