回向

えこう

Buddhist memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul

向こう

むこう

opposite side, other side, opposite direction

に向けて

にむけて

towards (a destination), for the purpose of, with the goal of, targeting (a group, a demographic)

向こう向き

むこうむき

facing the other way

回向偈

えこうげ

closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

回向文

えこうもん

a standard part of buddhist spiritual discipline where the practitioner's religious merit, resulting from good deeds, is transferred to deceased relatives, to deities, or to all sentient beings

向こう傷

むこうきず

scar on one's forehead, frontal wound

大向こう

おおむこう おおむかいこう

gallery (of a theatre)

川向こう

かわむこう かわむかいこう

the other side of a river

向こう岸

むこうぎし

opposite bank, farther shore

向こう側

むこうがわ

other side, opposite side, other party

向こう脛

むこうずね むこうはぎ

shin, front of lower leg

向こう気

むこうき

aggressiveness, combativeness

向こう鎚

smith's assistant; assistant who hammers in response to a master smith's signal

筋向こう

すじむこう

diagonally opposite

真向こう

まむこう

face to face, facing, straight ahead, just in front of, directly opposite

偏向回路

へんこうかいろ

deflection circuit

自力回向

じりきえこう

attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself

向こうに着いたら

むこうについたら

when you get to the destination