彼方

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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】
彼方: that way; that over there, far away, in the distance
(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

Pronoun

彼(か)方(なた) • (kanata) 

  1. 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. that way; over there, far away, in the distance
  3. he, she, it: general third-person pronoun, referring to a person or thing far from both speaker and listener
  4. a time removed from the present, either in the past or in the future
Alternative forms
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】
貴方, 彼方: (uncommon) that person (far from both speaker and listener)
彼方: (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
(archaic) a distant place
(archaic) a time far from the present
the distant past
the far-off future
【遠おと】2
(archaic) a distant place
(archaic) a time far from the present
the distant past
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
(archaic) a distant place
(archaic) a time far from the present
the distant past
the far-off future
【遠おと】2
(archaic) a distant place
(archaic) a time far from the present
the distant past
the far-off future
(This term, 彼方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “彼方”, in 日本国語大辞典 ‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “彼方”, in デジタル大辞泉 ‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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