向こう (むこう) — over there, the other side
向こう
over there
Frequency #1837
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
3 characters
noun
mukou
むこう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
むこう[2] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- over there
- the other side
Explained in simple Japanese
- 前の ほうの、すこし はなれた ところ。
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Usage examples
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町で売られる米や魚の向こうには、作る人や運ぶ人がいました。
Machi de urareru kome ya sakana no mukou ni wa, tsukuru hito ya hakobu hito ga imashita.
Behind the rice and fish sold in town were people who produced and transported them.
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