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How to say 'There' in Japanese | あっち

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The Japanese word for There is 'Atchi', written as あっち in Japanese.

    Meaning

    There

    Reading

    Atchi

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'あっち' is a colloquial and informal way to refer to a place or direction that is away from both the speaker and the listener. It is often used in casual conversations and is equivalent to 'over there' in English. The word 'あっち' is part of a set of directional words in Japanese that include 'こっち (kocchi)' for 'here' (near the speaker), 'そっち (socchi)' for 'there' (near the listener), and 'あっち (atchi)' for 'over there' (away from both). Example sentences: The store is over there「あっちにお店がある」(あっちにおみせがある). Let's go over there「あっちに行こう」(あっちにいこう).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    2070

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word あっち

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    A
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Chi
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Tsu

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What does 'Atchi' (あっち) mean?

'Atchi' means 'There' .

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