JLPT N5 · Where is it?

向こう

むこう

over there; the other side

Stroke order of 向こう

3 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

向 · 6 strokesこ · 2 strokes う · 2 strokes

Memory trick

向 shows a house with a window facing outward, looking toward the far side.

Parts: 向 face; opposite + こう

The characters in 向こう

ここ — ko (2 strokes)
うう — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

川の向こうに山が見えます。

かわのむこうにやまがみえます。

I can see mountains on the other side of the river.

Words with 向

方向direction 傾向tendency

More words: Where is it?

真ん中middle; center 右側right side 左側left side 隣next to; next door 横side; beside 近くnear; nearby 辺area; vicinity 所place 東口east exit 西口west exit 南口south exit 北口north exit

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