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

Noun

向こう側 (hiragana むこうがわ, rōmaji mukōgawa, historical hiragana むかふがわ)

  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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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