向こう側

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

• (Tokyo) むこーがわ [mùkóógáwá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝko̞ːɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]

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