Where does “向き合う” come from?

向き合う (Japanese) comes from Japanese 合う — to match; to fit; to agree; to be proper;...

向き合う (Japanese): to face each other

Definitions

  1. to face each other

Ancestry of “向き合う”, step by step

向き合う traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 合う

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese合うto match; to fit; to agree; to be proper;...

via Japanese 向き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese向きdirection, aspect, exposure, facet
Every word from Japanese 合う