向こう側

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
向 側
む
Grade: 3 		かわ > がわ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 向こう (mukō) +‎ 側 (kawa). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

向(む)こう側(がわ) • (mukōgawa) ←むかふがわ (mukafugawa)?

  1. the other side, the opposite side
    柵(さく)の向(む)こう側(がわ)
    saku no mukōgawa
    the other side of the fence

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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