兵(へい)士(し) heishiは waその sono男(おとこ) otokoに ni銃(じゅう) juuを o向(む)け()た() muketa。 The soldier pointed a gun at the man. Literal Soldier [topic-は] that man [target-に] gun [object-を] aimed. に marks the target of the action — the person the gun is pointed at. 向ける means to direct or aim something toward a target, distinct from 向かう (to head toward). military
兵(へい)士(し) heishiは waその sono男(おとこ) otokoに ni銃(じゅう) juuを o向(む)け()た() muketa。 The soldier pointed a gun at the man. Literal Soldier [topic-は] that man [target-に] gun [object-を] aimed. に marks the target of the action — the person the gun is pointed at. 向ける means to direct or aim something toward a target, distinct from 向かう (to head toward). military