Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – 向き (muki)

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – 向き (muki)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

70. ～向き
a. Structure:
Noun + 向き

b. Meaning: suitable for ~, aimed at ~

子ども向きのデザイン / 初心者向きのコース
Kodomo-muke no dezain/ shoshinsha-muke no kōsu
A design suited to children / a course suited to beginners.

最近、職業に関しては、男性向きとか女性向きとか言えなくなってきた。
Saikin, shokugyō ni kanshite wa, dansei-muke toka josei-muke toka ienaku natte kita.
These days you cannot say that going out to work suits only men or only women.

日本の伝統的な家屋は夏向きにできている。
Nihon no dentō-tekina kaoku wa natsumuki ni dekite iru.
Traditional Japanese houses are built to suit the summer.

このあたりは雨が少ないので、米作りには不向きだ。
Kono atari wa ame ga sukunainode, kometsukuri ni wa fumukida.
This area gets little rain, so it is not suitable for growing rice.

向く

彼女は子ども好きだから、保育士に向いていると思う。
Kanojo wa kodomo sukidakara, hoiku-shi ni muite iru to omou.
She loves children, so I think she is well suited to childcare.

当分はアルバイトをしながら、自分に向いた仕事を探すつもりだ。
Tōbun wa arubaito o shinagara, jibun ni muita shigoto o sagasu tsumorida.
At the moment I am doing part-time work while planning to find a job that suits me.