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How to say 'Yonder' in Japanese | 彼方

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The Japanese word for Yonder is 'Kanata', written as 彼方 in Japanese.'Yonder' in hiragana is かなた.

    word

    彼方

    Meaning

    Yonder

    Reading

    かなた

    kanata

    Kanji

    彼Third person pronoun, He 方Direction

    Explanation

    The Japanese pronoun '彼方 (かなた)' refers to a distant place or direction, often implying something far away or beyond immediate sight. It carries a poetic or literary nuance and is commonly used in formal or artistic contexts. For example: the stars in yonder sky「彼方の空の星」(かなたのそらのほし). The mountains in the distance「彼方の山々」(かなたのやまやま). This word is often used to evoke a sense of mystery or longing for something unreachable.

    Part Of Speech

    pronoun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    3131

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 彼方

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    彼

    Meaning

    Third person pronoun, He

  • kanji

    方

    Meaning

    Direction

Words Related to 彼方 Through the Kanji 彼

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 彼 as well.

  • word

    彼

    Meaning

    He

  • word

    彼女

    Meaning

    She, Girlfriend

  • word

    彼の

    Meaning

    That

  • word

    彼れ

    Meaning

    That

  • word

    彼ら

    Meaning

    They

  • word

    彼奴

    Meaning

    That guy

  • word

    彼氏

    Meaning

    Boyfriend

  • word

    彼処

    Meaning

    There

  • word

    彼是

    Meaning

    Various

Words Related to 彼方 Through the Kanji 方

These 36 Words contain the Kanji 方 as well.

  • word

    方

    Meaning

    Direction, Side

  • word

    貴方

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    何方

    Meaning

    Where, Which

  • word

    一方

    Meaning

    Side, On the other hand

  • word

    地方

    Meaning

    Region

  • word

    言い方

    Meaning

    Way of speaking

  • word

    読み方

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    方向

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    仕方

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    方式

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    方針

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    明け方

    Meaning

    Dawn

  • word

    両方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    生き方

    Meaning

    Lifestyle

  • word

    仕方無い

    Meaning

    Helpless

  • word

    夕方

    Meaning

    Evening

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    方々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    正方形

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    他方

    Meaning

    Other, Another

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    双方

    Meaning

    Both

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    方言

    Meaning

    Dialect

  • word

    やり方

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    目方

    Meaning

    Weight

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    方角

    Meaning

    Direction

  • word

    処方

    Meaning

    Prescription

  • word

    平方

    Meaning

    Square

  • word

    片方

    Meaning

    One, Side

  • word

    四方

    Meaning

    Directions

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

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