向こう岸

むこうぎし

Meanings

1. Noun opposite bank; farther shore

Kanji

• 向 toward. Read as むこう.
• 岸 shore. Read as きし.

Example sentences

• 川の向こう岸まで泳いで渡る。
  Swim across to the other side of the river.
• 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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