Mukou

JLPT N5

Other forms:

向こう (Mukou) is a Japanese noun meaning “opposite side, other side, over there, ahead”.

Meanings

  1. nounopposite side; other side
  2. nounover there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away; far off
  3. noundestination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
  4. nounthe other party; the other side
  5. nounfrom now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...; from ... onwards

Examples

  • Get away!

  • Let's swim over there.

  • You will play into their hands.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 向こう

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