彼方

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronoun

彼方 (hiragana あちら, romaji achira)

1. that way; that over there, far away, in the distance

Alternative forms

• あち
• あっち

Usage notes

• The hiragana spelling (あちら) is preferred to the kanji spelling (彼方), which is rarely used.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

彼方 (hiragana かなた, romaji kanata)

1. the other, the other side
2. that way; over there, far away, in the distance

Alternative forms

• あなた

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	それ	あれ	どれ
	これら	それら	あれら	—
Determiner	この	その	あの	どの
	これらの	それらの	あれらの	—
Kind	こんな	そんな	あんな	どんな
Place	ここ	そこ	あそこ*	どこ
Direction	こちら	そちら	あちら	どちら
	こっち	そっち	あっち	どっち
Human	こいつ	そいつ	あいつ	どいつ
Manner	こう	そう	ああ**	どう
* irregular ** regular (long vowel)