真っ向

Japanese
Kanji in this term
真 向
ま
Grade: 3		 こう
Grade: 3
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
眞っ向 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

真っ (ma'-, “truly”) +‎ 向 (kou, “opposite side”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まっこ​ー [màkkóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠k̚ko̞ː]

Noun

真(ま)っ向(こう) • (makkō) 

  1. directly opposite, right in front
    Often followed by から to mean squarely, head on, or directly.
    韓国(かんこく)の主権(しゅけん)に真(ま)っ向(こう)から挑発(ちょうはつ)する行為(こうい)でもある。
    Kankoku no shuken ni makkō kara chōhatsu suru kōi demo aru.
    It's also an act of direct provocation against Korea's sovereignty.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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