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仕向け (しむけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

仕し向むけ

し

む

け

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

delivery; sending; treatment

Refers to the act of sending goods or treating someone in a particular way; often used in business or interpersonal contexts.

商しょう品ひんの仕し向むけ先さきを確かく認にんしてください。
Please confirm the delivery destination of the goods.
彼かれの冷つめたい仕し向むけに驚おどろいた。
I was surprised by his cold treatment.

Written forms

仕し向むけUsage16%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana け is normally included.
仕し向むけUsage84%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; the okurigana け is usually written.

Kanji

仕attend, doing, official

向yonder, facing, beyond

Similar words

送そう付ふ
送付 is more formal and specifically means sending documents or items, while 仕向け can also refer to interpersonal treatment.
扱あつかい
扱い is a broader term for handling or treatment, whereas 仕向け often implies a deliberate or directed action toward someone.

Etymology

Compound of 仕 (し, continuative form of する 'to do') and 向け (むけ, continuative form of 向ける 'to direct toward'). Literally 'directing one's actions toward'.