こう
Meanings
Noun
1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction
2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
3. the other party; the other person
4. future (starting now)
Kanji used
direction
Pitch accent
こう
Top 700
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
other side; opposite side; other party
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
shin; front of lower leg
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
other side; opposite side; other party
to vie with one's opponent
gallery (of a theatre); audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public
aggressiveness; combativeness
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
aggressiveness; combativeness
diagonally opposite
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
aggressiveness; combativeness
facing the other way
folded or rolled head towel; towel twisted around one's head
scar on one's forehead; frontal wound
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
folded or rolled head towel; towel twisted around one's head
opposite bank; farther shore
covered by the other party (usu. expenses)
Examples (27 in total)
She's looking the other way.
Who is the girl standing over there?
The boy is over there.