Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
かわ > がわ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()こう(がわ) (mukōgawaむかふがわ (mukafugawa)?

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

References edit

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