彼方

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
彼 方
あ
Grade: S		 ちら
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
あちら

From archaic あち (achi) + 等(ら) (ra, “about; around; approximately”).

Pronoun

彼(あ)方(ちら) • (achira) 

  1. there/that place or something over there/in that place
    皆(みな)さま、あちらをごらんください
    mina sama, achira o goran kudasai
    Everybody, please look in that direction.
  2. (polite) that person
    あちらがお父(とう)さまですか
    achira ga otōsama desu ka
    Is that you father? (polite)
Usage notes
  • The hiragana spelling (あちら) is preferred to the kanji spelling (彼方), which is rarely used.
See also
Japanese demonstratives
ko-
“this”
(close to speaker)		 so-
“that”
(close to listener)		 a-
“that over there”
(far from both)		 do-
“which”
(indeterminate, question)
Object これ (kore) それ (sore) あれ (are) どれ (dore)
これら (korera) それら (sorera) あれら (arera) —
Determiner この (kono) その (sono) あの (ano) どの (dono)
これらの (korera no) それらの (sorera no) あれらの (arera no) —
Kind こんな (konna) そんな (sonna) あんな (anna) どんな (donna)
Place ここ (koko) そこ (soko) あそこ (asoko)* どこ (doko)
こっから (kokkara) そっから (sokkara) — どっから (dokkara)
Direction / Human こちら (kochira) そちら (sochira) あちら (achira) どちら (dochira)
こなた (konata) そなた (sonata) あなた (anata) どなた (donata)
Direction こっち (kotchi) そっち (sotchi) あっち (atchi) どっち (dotchi)
Human こいつ (koitsu) そいつ (soitsu) あいつ (aitsu) どいつ (doitsu)
Manner こう (kō) そう (sō) ああ (ā)** どう (dō)
Degree これくらい (korekurai) それくらい (sorekurai) あれくらい (arekurai) どれくらい (dorekurai)
これだけ (koredake) それだけ (soredake) あれだけ (aredake) どれだけ (doredake)
* irregular
** regular (long vowel)
The kanji 此(こ) (ko), 其(そ) (so), 彼(あ) (a), and 何(ど) (do) can be used for determiners, but they are almost always spelled in hiragana.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
彼 方
Grade: S Grade: 2
irregular

Pronoun

彼方(かなた) • (kanata) 

  1. the other, the other side
    彼方(かなた)の神(かみ)、クルフィックス
    Kanata no Kami, Kurufikkusu
    Kruphix, God of Horizons
  2. that way; over there, far away, in the distance
Alternative forms
See also
Classical Japanese pronouns and demonstratives
a-/wa-
“I, we”
(first person)		 na-/-ma-
“you, ye, thou”
(second person)		 k-
“this”
(close to speaker)		 s-
“that”
(close to listener)		 a-/ka-
“that over there”
(far from both)		 i-/ta-/nani-
“who, what, where, how, when”
(interrogative)		 ono-
“oneself”
(reflexive)
Person あ (a)
あれ (are)
わ (wa)
われ (ware)
まろ (maro)		 な (na)
なれ (nare)
なんぢ (nanji)
まし (mashi)
いまし (imashi)
みまし (mimashi)
きみ (kimi)		 こ (ko)
これ (kore)		 そ (so)
それ (sore)		 あ (a)
あれ (are)
か (ka)
かれ (kare)		 た (ta)
たれ (tare)
なにがし (nanigashi)		 おの (ono)
おのれ (onore)
Thing こ (ko)
これ (kore)		 そ (so)
それ (sore)		 あ (a)
あれ (are)
か (ka)
かれ (kare)		 いづれ (izure)
なに (nani)
Location ここ (koko) そこ (soko) あしこ (ashiko)
かしこ (kashiko)		 いづく (izuku)
いづこ (izuko)
いどこ (idoko)
どこ (doko)
Direction こち (kochi)
こなた (konata)		 そち (sochi)
そなた (sonata)		 あち (achi)
あなた (anata)
かなた (kanata)		 いづち (izuchi)
いづら (izura)
いづかた (izukata)
Manner か (ka)
かく (kaku)
かくて (kakute)
かう (kō)		 さ (sa)
さて (sate)
しか (shika)		 いか (ika)
Time いつ (itsu)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
彼 方
あ
Grade: S		 なた
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 彼方 – see the following entry.
【あなた】
[pronoun] 貴方, 彼方: (uncommon) that person (far from both speaker and listener)
[pronoun] 彼方: (uncommon) that direction, that side, that place (far from both speaker and listener)
Alternative spellings
貴方, 彼方
(This term, 彼方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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