Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to send, to direct, to dispatch (person, car, etc.).
  2. to direct (attention), to turn (spotlight, etc. on).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
差し向ける さしむける
 
 
差向ける さしむける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

distinction, difference, variation
サ さ.す (4th, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く コウ むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)