JLPT N5 · Noun

向こう (mukou)

向こう (むこう, mukou) is a Japanese noun meaning “opposite side; other side”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: むこう
Romaji: mukou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

opposite side; other side · noun
over there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away · noun
destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad) · noun
the other party; the other side · noun
from now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...; from ... onwards · noun

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #87561

その男の子は向こうにいます。

The boy is over there.

Tatoeba #208147

向こうの思う壷だぞ。

You will play into their hands.

Tatoeba #173840

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 向こう

向

yonder, facing, beyondコウ・む.く・む.い · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 向こう.

向かうむかうto face傾向けいこうtendency向くむくto turn toward方向ほうこうdirection向かいむかいfacing向けるむけるto turn (towards)向けむけintended for ...振り向くふりむくto turn one's face向上こうじょうelevation動向どうこうtrend志向しこうintention意向いこうintention日向ひなたsunny place

Source: JMdict entry 1277140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.