向き合う

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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

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

Conjugation of "向き合う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 向き合わ むきあわ mukiawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 向き合い むきあい mukiai
Shūshikei ("terminal") 向き合う むきあう mukiau
Rentaikei ("attributive") 向き合う むきあう mukiau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 向き合え むきあえ mukiae
Meireikei ("imperative") 向き合え むきあえ mukiae
Key constructions
Passive 向き合われる むきあわれる mukiawareru
Causative 向き合わせる
向き合わす 		むきあわせる
むきあわす 		mukiawaseru
mukiawasu
Potential 向き合える むきあえる mukiaeru
Volitional 向き合おう むきあおう mukiaō
Negative 向き合わない むきあわない mukiawanai
Negative continuative 向き合わず むきあわず mukiawazu
Formal 向き合います むきあいます mukiaimasu
Perfective 向き合った むきあった mukiatta
Conjunctive 向き合って むきあって mukiatte
Hypothetical conditional 向き合えば むきあえば mukiaeba
Classical conjugation of "向き合ふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 向き合は むきあは mukiafa
Continuative (連用形) 向き合ひ むきあひ mukiafi
Terminal (終止形) 向き合ふ むきあふ mukiafu
Attributive (連体形) 向き合ふ むきあふ mukiafu
Realis (已然形) 向き合へ むきあへ mukiafe
Imperative (命令形) 向き合へ むきあへ mukiafe
Key constructions
Negative 向き合はず むきあはず mukiafazu
Contrasting conjunction 向き合へど むきあへど mukiafedo
Causal conjunction 向き合へば むきあへば mukiafeba
Conditional conjunction 向き合はば むきあはば mukiafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 向き合ひき むきあひき mukiafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 向き合ひけり むきあひけり mukiafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 向き合ひつ むきあひつ mukiafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 向き合ひぬ むきあひぬ mukiafinu
Perfect-continuative tense 向き合へり
向き合ひたり		 むきあへり
むきあひたり		 mukiaferi
mukiafitari
Volitional 向き合はむ むきあはむ mukiafamu
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