彼方此方

彼方此方

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
彼	方	此	方
Grade: S	Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あちらこ​ちら [àchírákóꜜchìrà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠t͡ɕiɾa̠ko̞t͡ɕiɾa̠]

Pronoun

彼方此方 (hiragana あちらこちら, rōmaji achirakochira)

1. here and there

Noun

彼方此方 (hiragana あちらこちら, rōmaji achirakochira)

1. here and there

Adjectival noun

彼方此方 (-na inflection, hiragana あちらこちら, rōmaji achirakochira)

1. muddled

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
彼	方	此	方
Grade: S	Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あち​こち [àchíꜜkòchì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• (Tokyo) あちこ​ち [àchíkóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠t͡ɕiko̞t͡ɕi]

Pronoun

彼方此方 (hiragana あちこち, rōmaji achikochi)

1. here and there

   ゴミがあちこちに散 (ち)らばっている

   gomi ga achikochi ni chirabatteiru

   trash is scattered here and there

Noun

彼方此方 (hiragana あちこち, rōmaji achikochi)

1. here and there

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
彼	方	此	方
Grade: S	Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2

Sound shift from achikochi.[1]

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あちこ​ち [àchíkóꜜchì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• (Tokyo) あちこち​ [àchíkóchíꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠t͡ɕiko̞t͡ɕi]

Pronoun

彼方此方 (hiragana あっちこっち, rōmaji atchikotchi)

1. here and there

Noun

彼方此方 (hiragana あっちこっち, rōmaji atchikotchi)

1. here and there

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN