あちら

彼 方

Common word

  1. pronoun

    that way, that direction, over there, yonder
    direction distant from both speaker and listener
    word usually written using kana alone

    • あちらに着いたら手紙をください。
      Please write to me when you get there.

  2. pronoun

    that (one)
    something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 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.

  3. pronoun

    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
    word usually written using kana alone

    • あちらが私の待っていた人です。
      That's the person I've been waiting for.

  4. pronoun

    there, over there, foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
    place distant from both speaker and listener
    word usually written using kana alone