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

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) むこーがわ [mùkóógáwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝko̞ːɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]

Noun

向(む)こう側(がわ) • (mukōgawa) ^{←むかふがわ (mukafugawa)^?}

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

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

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