貴方

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貴	方

Alternative forms

あなた, 貴女, 貴男

Pronoun

貴方 (hiragana あなた, romaji anata)

1. you (second-person pronoun)
2. dear (term used by a wife to refer to her husband)

Usage notes

Gender-neutrally written either 貴方 or あなた. An alternative spelling when referring to a female is 貴女 and for a male 貴男. See also 方 (かた), 男, 女.

Synonyms

• 君
• あんた
• お前

Related terms

• 此方 (こなた), 其方 (そなた), 彼方 (かなた)