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How to say "Other side" or "Opposite side" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Other side" or "Opposite side" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Other side" or "Opposite side" is "Mukougawa", written in japanese as "向こう側".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '向こう側 (むこうがわ)' refers to the area or space that is on the 'other side' or 'opposite side' of something. It can be used to describe the side of a room, building, or any physical space that is opposite from the speaker's current location. For example: Go to the other side - (向こう側に行きなさい). The building on the other side of the street - (向こう側の通りにある建物).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "向" means "Turn toward" and "Facing" and can be read as "Mu", "Kou" and "Mukai". And The kanji "側" means "Side" and can be read as "Kawa", "Soku", "Zoba" and "Gawa".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Mukougawa" mean in japanese?

"Mukougawa" means "Other side" or "Opposite side" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for turn toward and facing?What is the Kanji for side?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Other side" or "Opposite side" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo". The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". And The hiragana "が" is read as "ga".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.