1.
opposite shore; far bank; other side (of a river, lake, etc.)
The shore or bank on the opposite side of a body of water such as a river, lake, or strait.
Usage
Often used literally for geography and figuratively in the idiom 対岸の火事 (a fire on the far shore), meaning someone else's problem that doesn't concern you.
Common collocations
- 対岸の火事 (someone else's problem — lit. fire on the far shore)
- 対岸に渡る (to cross to the opposite shore)
- 川の対岸 (the opposite bank of a river)
Similar words
- 向こう岸: the other shore — more colloquial equivalent
- 此岸: this shore — literary opposite
Related Words
Compare:
向こう岸 (the other shore)