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彼方あちら

Kana あちら Romaji achira

JLPT N5 Common word

01

彼方 あちら · achira

JLPT N5 Common word あっち、あち (out-dated or obsolete kana usage)

01pronoun

usually kana

that way; that direction; over there; yonder

direction distant from both speaker and listener

02pronoun

usually kana

that (one)

something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener

03pronoun

usually kana

that person

someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener. あちら is polite

04pronoun

usually kana

there; over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

place distant from both speaker and listener

Examples

あちらが私の待っていた人です。

That's the person I've been waiting for.

Tatoeba #234351

あちらに着いたら手紙をください。

Please write to me when you get there.

Tatoeba #234350

こちらはあちらに比べれば全く原始的だった。

This was quite primitive compared to that.

Tatoeba #224158

02

彼方 かなた · kanata

Common word あなた

01pronoun

usually kana

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

Examples

船は、水平線の彼方に消えた。

The ship disappeared beyond the horizon.

Tatoeba #208451

彼は浜辺へ行き、海上はるか彼方の水平線を眺めた。

He went to the beach, and looked far across the sea toward the horizon.

Tatoeba #100529

その男は地平線の彼方に太陽が沈むのをじっと見ていた。

The man watched the sun set below the horizon.

Tatoeba #208024

03

遠方 おちかた · ochikata

彼方

01noun

archaic

distant place; faraway land

Source

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