向こう

Etymology
Two possible sources: Accordingly, the historical kana spellings should be according to the former, and  according to the latter.
 * From the nominalization of the or  of the verb . The modern pronunciation suggests that the morpheme boundary in the original verb muka.u has been lost.
 * From the nominalization of the form of the verb  (cf. dialectal forms like ).

Noun

 * 1) other side, opposite side, across
 * 2) the coming (several years etc.), the next (time period)
 * 3) over there
 * 1) the coming (several years etc.), the next (time period)
 * 2) over there