向井

向井

"向井" is a Japanese surname meaning "facing the well" or "towards the well."

向井 here is used as a proper noun, specifically a surname.

向井さんは私の友達です。

Ms. Mukai is my friend.

向井 is again a proper noun referring to an individual; the sentence specifies a spatial relationship.

向井の反対側に座ってください。

Please sit on the opposite side of Mukai.

向井 is employed here as a directional term signifying toward the location Mukai.

この道を向井に行けば駅があります。

If you proceed along this road towards Mukai, you'll find the station.