彼か方なた

also: あなた

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a place far away, beyond the current location, often with a poetic or literary feel. Used in both physical and metaphorical senses.

〈場ば所しょ〉の彼か方なたにbeyond a place; on the far side of
海うみの彼か方なたに島しまが見みえる。
You can see an island beyond the sea.
〈場ば所しょ〉の彼か方なたへ消きえるto vanish into the distance beyond something
船ふねは水すい平へい線せんの彼か方なたへ消きえていった。
The ship disappeared beyond the horizon.
彼か方なたを見みつめるto gaze into the distance
彼かの女じょは彼か方なたを見みつめていた。
She was gazing into the distance.

向むこうN5
向こう is the common, everyday word for 'over there' or 'the other side', while 彼方 is more literary and stresses far distance.
遠とおくN4
遠く is a neutral, common word for 'far away', whereas 彼方 evokes a specific distant place with a poetic feel.
あちらN5
あちら is the plain, conversational word for 'over there', while 彼方 belongs to literary or poetic language.

こなた
此方 means 'this side, here' and pairs with 彼方 ('that side, yonder') in the classical expression 彼方此方.

あなたN5
貴方 (あなた) means 'you', while 彼方 read as あなた is an archaic/literary word for 'that place, yonder' — same sound, unrelated meaning.

彼方Usage74%
- かなた
  Standard kanji form for the reading かなた. High priority.
- あなた
かなたUsage26%
Kana spelling is common; usually written in kana.
あなた
Alternate reading あなた for the same kanji form, but this reading is rare and easily confused with the second-person pronoun あなた.

Formed from the distal demonstrative element か and the directional element なた, in the same series as こなた, そなた, and あなた.