むこう
 

noun

  1. Food term.dish placed on the far side of the serving table (kaiseki cuisine), side dishes at a banquet (e.g. sashimi, salad, vinegared dish; not rice or soup).
  2. Sumo term.resting one's forehead on the chest of one's opponent and grabbing his belt.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むこう
 
向付け むこうづけ
むこう
づけ
向付 むこうづけ
むこう
づけ
向附 むこうづけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

yonder, facing, beyond
む.く コウ むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける フ -づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)