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jmdict 1277080 Active (id: 2133443)
向く [ichi1]
むく [ichi1]
1. [v5k,vt,vi]
▶ to turn toward
▶ to look (up, down, etc.)
2. [v5k,vt,vi]
▶ to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.)
▶ to look out on
▶ to front (on)
3. [v5k,vt,vi]
▶ to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)
4. [v5k,vi]
▶ to be suited to
▶ to be fit for
5. [v5k,vi]
▶ to go towards
▶ to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.)
▶ to be inclined (to do)

Conjugations


History:
7. A 2021-08-04 00:06:23  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK, and it matches GG5, etc. but I'll just note that 36 of the 54 sentences using it are for sense 4.
6. A* 2021-07-30 23:32:23  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij, meikyo
  Comments:
I think sense 1 is fine but a couple of the other senses can be made clearer.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
@@ -19,0 +21 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
@@ -21 +23 @@
-<gloss>to face (e.g. east)</gloss>
+<gloss>to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -22,0 +25 @@
+<gloss>to front (on)</gloss>
@@ -25,0 +29 @@
+<pos>&vt;</pos>
@@ -27 +31 @@
-<gloss>to point to</gloss>
+<gloss>to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -38,2 +42,3 @@
-<gloss>to go in the direction of</gloss>
-<gloss>to lean towards (of a feeling)</gloss>
+<gloss>to go towards</gloss>
+<gloss>to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to be inclined (to do)</gloss>
5. A 2021-07-29 03:00:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Restoring previous glosses. (I'm not saying that the suggested changes are wrong or inappropriate, but they need to have some support such as references, explanations, etc.)
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15,2 @@
-<gloss>to turn one's head or face toward</gloss>
+<gloss>to turn toward</gloss>
+<gloss>to look (up, down, etc.)</gloss>
@@ -20 +21 @@
-<gloss>(building) to face (e.g. east)</gloss>
+<gloss>to face (e.g. east)</gloss>
4. A* 2021-07-23 11:53:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Please provide references.
3. A* 2021-07-23 10:36:16 
  Diff:
@@ -15,2 +15 @@
-<gloss>to turn toward</gloss>
-<gloss>to look (up, down, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>to turn one's head or face toward</gloss>
@@ -21 +20 @@
-<gloss>to face (e.g. east)</gloss>
+<gloss>(building) to face (e.g. east)</gloss>
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