- omukai house across the street, neighbor across the street
Used in casual conversation to refer to the house or person directly across the street, often in neighborhood contexts.
お向かいの家に引っ越してきたよ。
Omukai no ie ni hikkoshite kita yo.
They moved into the house across the street.
お向かいさんに挨拶した？
Omukai-san ni aisatsu shita?
Did you greet the neighbor across the street?
⚖️ Often confused with 'mukai' (opposite side), but 'omukai' specifically implies the neighbor or house across the street.
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💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).
Found in a wide range of contexts. Useful for building reading and listening fluency.
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