真っ向

Japanese
Kanji in this term
真 向
ま > まっ
Grade: 3		 こう
Grade: 3
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
眞っ向 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 向 (kou, “opposite side”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まっこ​ー [màkkóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠k̚ko̞ː]

Noun

真(ま)っ向(こう) • (makkō) 

  1. directly opposite, right in front
    Often followed by から to mean squarely, head on, or directly.
    韓国(かんこく)の主権(しゅけん)に真(ま)っ向(こう)から挑発(ちょうはつ)する行為(こうい)でもある。
    Kankoku no shuken ni makkō kara chōhatsu suru kōi demo aru.
    It's also an act of direct provocation against Korea's sovereignty.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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