Meaning of 向こう岸 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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向こう岸, 向う岸, 向岸
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Kana Readingむこうぎし
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Romajimukōgishi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- opposite bank; farther shore
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Example Sentences
向こう岸, 向う岸, 向岸, むこうぎし used in context
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弟は森に入るやいなや、川をみつけて渡った。向こう岸には雌熊がいて、ぐっすり眠っていた。
No sooner had the younger brother gone into the forest than he found the river, swam across it, and there on the other side was the she-bear, fast asleep.
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Swim across to the other side of the river.
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先生、みてください。ヨルダンの向こう岸であなたと一緒にいて。
Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan.
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The ferry started to move and we were across in half an hour.
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この事があったのは、ヨルダンの向こう岸のベタニヤであって、ヨハネはそこで、バプテスマを授けていた。
This all happened at Bethany on the other side of Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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Kanji found in this word
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
On: コウ
Kun: む.く, む.い, -む.き, む.ける, -む.け, む.かう, む.かい, む.こう, む.こう-, むこ, むか.い
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