► 名詞
向こう [(2)むこう] meaning: across rank: 1
☆ 海の向こうは韓国だ ⇨ Across the sea there is Korea
☆ 向こう三軒両隣 ⇨ The three neighbors across the street, and the two right next (☛ A common phrase referring to your closest neighbors)
向こう [(2)むこう] [coll] meaning: other rank: 1
☆ 向こうがどう思うとこっちの知ったことではない ⇨ It is not our problem whatever the other side thinks (☛ Can be any third party (he, she, they))
☆ 向こうの責任だ ⇨ It’s a fault of the other side (☛ Can be any third party (he, she, they))
向こう [(2)むこう] meaning: there rank: 1
☆ 向こうに富士山が見える ⇨ You can see Mt Fuji over there
☆ 風は向こうから吹いている ⇨ The wind is blowing from over there, that direction
向こう [(2)むこう] meaning: next rank: 4
☆ 向こう三ヶ月が正念場だ ⇨ The next three months will decide everything
More examples:
- そんなことをしたら向こうの思う壺だ ⇨ If you do that you will play right into their hands
- 壁の向こう側・向こうっ側の音が聞こえる (むこうがわ・むこうっかわ) ⇨ You can hear the sound from the other side of the wall
- 向こう見ずな若者 ⇨ Reckless young people
- レジは向こうです ⇨ The cashier is over there
- 向こう側の要求は何だ？ ⇨ What are the demands of the other side?
- 船が水平線の向こうに消えていった ⇨ The ship disappeared over the horizon
- ここはアメリカで川を隔てた向こう側はメキシコだ ⇨ We’re in the US and the other side of this river is Mexico
- 向こうがどう出て来るかでこちらの対応も変わる ⇨ Our response will change depending on how they act
- 山の向こう側は別の市だ ⇨ The other side of the mountain is a different city
- 責任は向こうにある ⇨ The responsibility, blame, is on their side