pronoun
Usually written with kana alone.- that way, that direction, over there, yonder. Direction distant from both speaker and listener.
- that (one). Something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener.
- 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.
- there, over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation). Place distant from both speaker and listener.
Variations
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あちら
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✔
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彼方
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あちら
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彼方
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あっち
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彼方
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あち
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