✨ Basic Meaning
🎯 Primary Function
📋 Grammar Structure
🎭 Usage Contexts
Common in business reports and marketing presentations to define target markets.
Used when recommending books, movies, or places to friends based on their preferences.
Highly frequent in product descriptions, advertisements, and newspaper articles.
Common in daily conversations about hobbies and shopping.
💡 Common Applications
📌 Important Points
⚠️ Common Mistakes
🏛️ Cultural Context
🔍 Subtle Differences
📝 Conjugation Notes
Noun + 向け (muke) functions as a suffix. When modifying another noun, use ‘向けの’ (muke no). When modifying a verb (like ‘to make’ or ‘to sell’), use ‘向けに’ (muke ni).
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
The ‘ke’ is short and crisp. Ensure you don’t confuse it with ‘muki’.
🧠 Memory Tips
Think of ‘muke’ as ‘direction’ (muku – to face). It is ‘directed’ towards a specific group.
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