向(む)こう

むこう

noun

over there, opposite side

1. over there, the other side

A place that is across from or on the opposite side from where the speaker is.

向(む)こうに山(やま)が見(み)える。

Mountains are visible over there.

川(かわ)の向(む)こうに町(まち)があります。

There's a town on the other side of the river.

道(みち)の向(む)こうに店(みせ)が並(なら)んでいる。

Shops are lined up on the other side of the street.

海(うみ)の向(む)こうには外国(がいこく)があります。いつか行(い)ってみたいです。

There are foreign countries across the sea. I want to visit someday.

窓(まど)から見(み)ると、向(む)こうの山(やま)が白(しろ)くなっていた。雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)ったのだろう。

Looking from the window, the mountains over there had turned white. It must have snowed.

2. the opposite party, they

The other side in a negotiation or relationship.

向(む)こうに聞(き)く。

To ask them (the other party).

向(む)こうから電話(でんわ)がありました。

We received a phone call from them (the other party).

向(む)こうの会社(かいしゃ)と話(はなし)をする。

To talk with the other company.

この問題(もんだい)について、向(む)こうは何(なに)も言(い)っていません。

They haven't said anything about this issue.

向(む)こうが悪(わる)いのだから、こちらから何(なに)も言(い)う必要(ひつよう)はないと思(おも)います。

Since they're in the wrong, I don't think we need to say anything from our side.

向(む)こう indicates a place across from or opposite the speaker's position. It implies there's something (like a road, river, or distance) between the speaker and that place. [noun]の向(む)こう means 'on the other side of [noun].' It can also refer to 'them' or 'the other party' in business or relationship contexts.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:15 · Revised 2026.2.21 10:40

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