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])[1]
  • 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

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