Word Meaning 向こう岸

むこうぎし mukougishi

向こう岸 is read as むこうぎし (mukougishi) and means opposite bank.

Meaning

English

  1. opposite bank
  2. farther shore

Reading

Kana

むこうぎし

Romaji

mukougishi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 54474 Priority I

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河岸

かわぎし

riverbank

きし

bank

海岸

かいがん

coast

両岸

りょうがん

both banks (of a river)

彼岸

ひがん

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対岸

たいがん

opposite shore

湾岸

わんがん

gulf coast

左岸

さがん

left bank (of a river)

右岸

うがん

right bank (of a river)

Example Sentences

2

きりがはれると、むこうぎしがみえた。

When the fog cleared, we could see the opposite bank.

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.