あちら
Meanings
Pronoun
1. that way; that direction; over there; yonder (Usually kana, direction distant from both speaker and listener)
2. that (one) (Usually kana, something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener)
3. that person (Usually kana, someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener. あちら is polite)
4. there; over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation) (Usually kana, place distant from both speaker and listener)
Other readings
Pitch accent
あちら
Examples22
あちら
Over there is the person I've been waiting for.
あちら
Please write to me when you get there.
こちら
This was quite primitive compared to that.
あっち
Let's check that shop, too.
こちら
This costs more than that.
さあ、
Oh, off with you.