stem or continuative form of 向(む)く (muku)

a direction, aspect, exposure, facet / a target or purpose, suitable for (something) / a tendency, an inclination

to become serious, earnest; to become upset, agitated

room (of a house or hotel), chamber, apartment, flat / (sumo) a stable where rikishi live and train together under a shisho oyakata (stable master)

(archaic) the south

the south (cardinal point) / a southerly, south wind

actual and hidden

south

south / southward / southern

(historical) the red-light district in modern-day Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo (as it was located south of Edo Castle)