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

For pronunciation and definitions of 彼方 – see the following entry.

【あちら】 [pronoun] that way; that over there, far away, in the distance [pronoun] (polite) that person

(This term, 彼方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
彼	方
か Grade: S	なた Grade: 2
kun'yomi	irregular

Compound of 彼 (ka, distal pronoun: "that one yonder", far from both speaker and listener) +‎ な (na, old genitive / possessive marker) +‎ た (ta, ancient morpheme indicating direction). Compare the formation of 日向 (hinata, “sunshine, a sunny place”, literally “sun's direction, sun-facing”), using the same genitive na and direction-marking ta.

First attested in 883.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かなた [káꜜnàtà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠na̠ta̠]

Pronoun

彼(か)方(なた) • (kanata) 

1. [from 1120] 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. [from 1120] that way; over there, far away, in the distance
3. [from 883] he, she, it: general third-person pronoun, referring to a person or thing far from both speaker and listener
4. [from 883] a time removed from the present, either in the past or in the future

Alternative forms

• あなた (anata)

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] (uncommon) that direction, that side, that place (far from both speaker and listener) Alternative spelling 貴方

(This term, 彼方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
彼	方
おち
Grade: S	Grade: 2
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 彼方 – see the following entry.

【遠おち】2 [pronoun] (archaic) a distant place [pronoun] (archaic) a time far from the present [pronoun] the distant past [pronoun] the far-off future 【遠おと】2 [pronoun] (archaic) a distant place [pronoun] (archaic) a time far from the present [pronoun] the distant past [pronoun] the far-off future

(This term, 彼方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
彼	方
おと
Grade: S	Grade: 2
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 彼方 – see the following entry.

【遠おち】2 [pronoun] (archaic) a distant place [pronoun] (archaic) a time far from the present [pronoun] the distant past [pronoun] the far-off future 【遠おと】2 [pronoun] (archaic) a distant place [pronoun] (archaic) a time far from the present [pronoun] the distant past [pronoun] the far-off future

(This term, 彼方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

• “〈彼方〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[3] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026