向こう(むこう)

むこう
noun
over there, the other side
See also: 無効(むこう) (invalid, void), 向(む)こう (over there)
1. over there, the other side
A place at a distance or on the opposite side.
向こう(むこう)に山(やま)が見(み)える。
You can see a mountain over there.
橋(はし)の向こう(むこう)に公園(こうえん)がある。
There's a park on the other side of the bridge.
海(うみ)の向こう(むこう)に島(しま)が見(み)えるので、今度(こんど)行(い)ってみたい。
I can see an island across the sea, and I'd like to visit it sometime.
2. the other party
The person or people on the other side of an interaction.
向こう(むこう)から連絡(れんらく)があった。
They contacted us.
向こう(むこう)の意見(いけん)も聞(き)いてみよう。
Let's also hear what the other party has to say.
向こう(むこう)が先(さき)に約束(やくそく)を破(やぶ)ったので、こちらも契約(けいやく)を解除(かいじょ)した。
The other party broke the agreement first, so we also canceled the contract.

向(む)こう has two main uses: indicating a distant location and referring to the other party.

MEANINGS:
1. Physical location: over there, across, the other side
2. The other party: them, the other side (in negotiations, communications)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 向(む)こうに見(み)える: can be seen over there
  • 向(む)こう側(がわ): the other side, opposite side
  • 向(む)こうから来(く)る: to come from over there
  • 向(む)こうの意見(いけん): the other party's opinion

CONTRAST:

  • こちら: this side, here, we/us
  • 向(む)こう: that side, over there, they/them

Related Words

Contrast: こちら (this side, here)
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Added 2026.1.8 21:42 · Revised 2026.4.4 17:25
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