Illustration: In a community-center tatami room, two children kneel opposite each other before a hand-clapping game. Their knees, shoulders, and faces align directly across the small gap, and both raise their palms toward the other's waiting hands.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

向むき合あう

mukiau

to face each other

Example sentences

女おんなの子こはお互たがいに向むき合あっている。
The girls are facing each other.
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彼かれの家いえは私わたしの家いえと向むき合あっている。
His house confronts mine.
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二軒にけんの白しろい家いえが道みちをはさんで向むき合あって立たっている。
Two white houses face each other and stand across the way.
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Kanji in 向合

向face; tend towardOnコウKunむく・むい・むける
合fit; suitOnゴウ・ガッ・カッKunあう・あい・あい-

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