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How to say 'Other side' in Japanese | 向こう側

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The Japanese word for Other side is 'Mukougawa', written as 向こう側 in Japanese.'Other side' in hiragana is むこうがわ.

    word

    向こう側

    Meaning

    Other side

    Reading

    むこうがわ

    mukougawa

    Kanji

    向Facing, Yonder 側Side

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '向こう側 (むこうがわ)' means 'the other side' or 'the opposite side'. It is used to refer to the side of something that is opposite to where the speaker or subject is currently located. This can be used in both physical and metaphorical contexts. For example: the other side of the river「川の向こう側」(かわのむこうがわ). On the other side of the world「世界の向こう側」(せかいのむこうがわ). It can also be used to describe the other side of an argument or situation, as in 'the other side of the story'「話の向こう側」(はなしのむこうがわ).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1720

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 向こう側

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    向

    Meaning

    Facing, Yonder

  • kanji

    側

    Meaning

    Side

Hiragana in the Word 向こう側

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    こ

    Reading

    Ko

  • hiragana

    こう

    Reading

    Koo

  • hiragana

    う

    Reading

    U

Words Related to 向こう側 Through the Kanji 向

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 向 as well.

  • word

    向かう

    Meaning

    Head, Face

  • word

    向ける

    Meaning

    Direct

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    傾向

    Meaning

    Tendency, Trend

  • word

    向こう

    Meaning

    Other side, Beyond

  • word

    向く

    Meaning

    Face

  • word

    向上

    Meaning

    Improvement

  • word

    一向に

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    後ろ向き

    Meaning

    Backward

  • word

    向け

    Meaning

    Targeted

  • word

    志向

    Meaning

    Orientation

  • word

    動向

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    一向

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    振り向く

    Meaning

    Turn

  • word

    向き

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    向かい

    Meaning

    Opposite

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    意向

    Meaning

    Intention

  • word

    向き合う

    Meaning

    Face

Words Related to 向こう側 Through the Kanji 側

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 側 as well.

  • word

    側

    Meaning

    Side

  • word

    側面

    Meaning

    Side, Aspect

  • word

    内側

    Meaning

    Inside

  • word

    片側

    Meaning

    One side

  • word

    外側

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    右側

    Meaning

    Right side

  • word

    左側

    Meaning

    Left side

  • word

    両側

    Meaning

    Both sides

  • word

    西側

    Meaning

    West side

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