あっち
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
あっち
Examples22
あちら が 私の 待っていた 人 です。
Over there is the person I've been waiting for.
あちら に 着いたら 手紙 を ください。
Please write to me when you get there.
こちら は あちら に 比べれば 全く 原始的 だった。
This was quite primitive compared to that.
あっち の 店 も 見て みよう。
Let's check that shop, too.
こちら の 方 が あちら より 値段 が 高い。
This costs more than that.
さあ、 あっち へ 行って よ。
Oh, off with you.