向かい

• 読み: むかい
• ローマ字: mukai
• 漢字の分解: 向 (mu/kou) — direction, face toward
• 発音: /mɯ.ka.i/

意味

Facing; opposite side; across from. The position directly across from something.

A noun derived from the verb 向かう (to face, to head toward). Used to describe the location directly across from a reference point. Common in phrases like 向かいの家 (the house across the street) and 向かい合う (to face each other). Often used when giving directions or describing locations.

例文

1. 駅の向かいにコンビニがある。
2. 向かいの席に座っている人を知っていますか。
3. 学校の向かいに新しい公園ができた。

使い方ガイド

場面: directions, locations, descriptions

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from 向かう (to face toward), which comes from the kanji 向 (direction, facing). The い ending nominalizes the verb, creating a noun meaning 'the facing side.'

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal