Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 向こう見ず(むこうみず) in Japanese

向こう見ず, 向う見ず, 向こうみず
Kana Reading
むこうみず
Romaji
mukōmizu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit: without watching where one is going)
    Example sentence
    私達向こう見ずな行動させないようにした We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.

Examples of 向こう見ず, 向う見ず, 向こうみず, むこうみず in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

6 strokes

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: む.く, む.い, -む.き, む.ける, -む.け, む.かう, む.かい, む.こう, む.こう-, むこ, むか.い

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JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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