Word details
向こう
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 向こう.
Dictionary
Entry
1
opposite side; other side
Examples
彼女は背が低すぎて塀の向こうがみえなかった。
She was too short to see over the fence.
2
over there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away; far off
Examples
その男の子は向こうにいます。
The boy is over there.
3
destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
4
the other party; the other side
Examples
向こうの思う壷だぞ。
You will play into their hands.
5
from now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...; from ... onwards
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
向
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
6 strokesFrequency 182JLPT N2Grade 3
On
コウ
Kun
む.くむ.い-む.きむ.ける-む.けむ.かうむ.かいむ.こうむ.こう-むこむか.い
Nanori
こおたなむかむかいむこう
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