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Meaning of 彼方(あちら) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

彼方
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
あちら, あっち, あち
Romaji
achira, atchi, achi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    pronoun, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that
  • Parts of speech
    pronoun
    Meaning
    that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

JLPT 3

he, that, the

On:

Kun: かれ, かの, か.の

8 strokes

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JLPT 4

direction, person, alternative

On: ホウ

Kun: かた, -かた, -がた

4 strokes

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