JLPT N2
対岸
The opposite shore or bank of a river, lake, or body of water.
Readings
1 Noun
Opposite Shore" / "Other Side
Refers to the land facing the speaker across a river, lake, or sea.
Example
対岸 の 町 まで 新しい 橋 が 架けられた 。
A new bridge was built to the town on the opposite shore.
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2 Noun (used in an idiom)
Someone Else's Problem" (Idiomatic)
Represents a distant trouble perceived as unrelated to oneself, almost exclusively used in a specific idiom.
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