How to say 'There' in Japanese | 彼処

word

Meaning

There

Reading

Kanji

彼Third person pronoun, He 処Deal with

Explanation

The Japanese pronoun '彼処 (かしこ)' means 'there' and is used to refer to a place that is distant from both the speaker and the listener. It is a formal or literary term and is less commonly used in everyday conversation compared to 'そこ' or 'あそこ'. For example: The book is over there「本は彼処にあります」(ほんはかしこにあります). She went there「彼女は彼処に行きました」(かのじょはかしこにいきました). Note that '彼処' can also carry a sense of reverence or formality, often used in written or ceremonial contexts.

Part Of Speech

pronoun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3098

Composition

kanji

Handwriting