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向こう: opposite side, other side | JLPT N5 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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向こう

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向(む)こう

むこう

opposite side, other side

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Reading and meaning Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: むこう
Romaji: mukou
Meaning: opposite side, other side
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

向(む)こうに山(やま)があります。
There is a mountain on the other side.
向(む)こうの店(みせ)は大(おお)きいです。
The shop on the other side is big.
川(かわ)の向(む)こうに学校(がっこう)があります。
There is a school on the other side of the river.
向(む)こうからバスが来(

き

)

ます。

A bus is coming from the other side.

Kanji in this lesson

向yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approachJLPT N5

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