川かわ向むかい

noun

across a river; the other side of a river

Refers to the area on the opposite bank of a river. Often used in phrases like 川向かいの家 (a house across the river).

• 川かわ向むかいの家いえから明あかりが見みえる。

  I can see a light from the house across the river.

• 川かわ向むかいに渡わたる橋はしはまだない。

  There is still no bridge to cross to the other side of the river.