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Definition and Synonyms for 向ける
1. | 向ける | 特定の人々のために明確に製品、行事、または活動を立案する |
Calculate | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public | |
Synonyms: | 向く, 向ける | |
2. | 向ける | (何か)を特定のゴールの方へ進めさせることを狙いとする |
Target | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal | |
Synonyms: | めがける, 向く, 向ける | |
3. | 向ける | 何かをさし示したり、どこかへ行かせる(打撃、兵器、カメラの道具など) |
Direct | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | |
Synonyms: | 向く, 向ける, 狙う | |
4. | 差し付ける | 使用のためにある位置に直接なる |
Charge | direct into a position for use | |
Synonyms: | 向く, 向ける, 差し付ける | |
5. | 送り込む | 示された目標に向けて送り出す |
Send Off | send away towards a designated goal | |
Synonyms: | やる, つかわす, 仕向ける, 出す, 向く, 向ける, 差し出す, 差し立てる, 差遣, 差し遣わす, 派出, 派遣, 発送, 積み出す, 送る, 送り出す, 送り込む, 送達 | |
6. | 向ける | 示させる |
Orient | cause to point | |
Synonyms: | 向く, 向ける |
Meanings for each kanji in 向ける
向 | yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach | Kanji Details » |
Categories 向ける is a member of
1. | 企てる | 設計するか、予定する |
Designate | design or destine | |
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2. | 向ける | 何かをさし示したり、どこかへ行かせる(打撃、兵器、カメラの道具など) |
Direct | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | |
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3. | 運輸 | 営利目的で輸送する |
Send | transport commercially | |
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4. | 適当な場所、州または関係におく | |
Position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | |
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Conjugations for 向ける
Plain Form
Polite Form
Tai Form
Imperative Plain Form
Imperative Polite Form
Provisional Form
Conditional Form
Alternative Form
Potential Plain Form
Potential Polite Form
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Passive Plain Form
Passive Polite Form
Causative Plain Form
Causative Polite Form
Causative Passive Plain Form
Causative Passive Polite Form
Past Indicative Negative Form
[む け さ せ ら れ ま せ ん で し た]
mukesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Formal Form
Classical Form (nu)
Classical Form (zaru)
Sample Sentences for 向ける
河合という友人の家へ行った時、ピストルを河合が放った。装弾していないつもりで、口を私の方へ向けていたが、入っていて、私の耳とすれすれに、うしろの押入れへぶち込んだ。
Once, when I went to my friend Kawai's house, he fired a pistol. He thought it was not loaded and pointed it at my mouth, but it was and the bullet grazed my ear before hitting the closet.
かつて私のラテン語教師は、メガネの縁からいかめしく私を見下していた。でも今は、それはただ、彼女が読書用のメガネをかけていたので、それをしょっちゅう外す事をやっかいに思ったのだと分かる。つまり、私たち生徒に向けてまるで蔑んでいるように見えていたものは、どうやら実際は優しさだったのである。
My Latin teacher used to look down sternly on me over the rim of her glasses, but now I know it only had to do with the fact that she was wearing reading glasses and that she will have found it a nuisance taking them off all the time, so what looked like contempt towards us students might well and truly have been kindness.
返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
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