VocabJLPT N4
that way
Pronoun

Also written as 彼方

Definitions

  1. 1. that way
  2. 2. that direction
  3. 3. that (one)
  4. 4. that person
This demonstrative adverb or pronoun means "over there" or "that way," referring to a place or direction distant from both the speaker and the listener. It is the colloquial and casual counterpart of あちら, and it can also refer to "that person" or "those people" in informal speech.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Apparently that rumor has spread all the way to that town over there.

Sentence 2

Hmm, I'm not really feeling that restaurant today.

Sentence 3

The teacher said, "Next, we'll move to the classroom over there."

Sentence 4

Yeah, the answer does seem to be in that direction.

Sentence 5

Get over here! Everyone's gathered over there!