Vocabulary

What does 向こう (むこう, mukou) mean?

向こう (むこう, mukou) means over there, the far side.

Quick facts
Readingむこう
Romajimukou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
むこう
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmukou

over there, the far side

  1. 1noun opposite side; other side
  2. 2noun over there; ahead; beyond
  3. 3noun destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
  4. 4noun the other party; the other side
  5. 5noun from now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...

Example sentences

  • The station is on the other side of the street.

  • You can see a mountain over there.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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