真ま向むかい

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

right opposite; directly across; just in front of

Describes a location that is directly facing or across from something, often used with の to modify a noun.

The bank is right opposite the post office.

真ま向むかいの席せきに座すわっている人ひとは誰だれですか。

Who is the person sitting in the seat directly across?

〈場ば所しょ〉の真ま向むかいに〈物もの〉があるthere is something right across from a place
駅えきの真ま向むかいにコンビニがある。
There's a convenience store right across from the station.
〈人ひと〉の真ま向むかいに座すわるto sit directly across from someone
彼かの女じょは私わたしの真ま向むかいに座すわった。
She sat right across from me.

向むかいN2
向かい simply means 'opposite' or 'across', while 真向かい adds emphasis to mean 'directly opposite' or 'right across'.
正しょう面めんN2
正面 refers to the front-facing side of something, while 真向かい specifically means directly across from a point or place.

対たい面めんN1
対面 describes two things or people facing each other (often in interaction), whereas 真向かい describes a fixed spatial position directly across.

Compound of 真 (ま, 'true, just') and 向かい (むかい, 'opposite side').