Word Meaning 此方

こなた konata

此方 is read as こなた (konata) and means me.

Meaning

English

me
you
since (a time in the past)
prior to (a time in the future)
this way
here
the person in question
he

Reading

Kana

こなた

Romaji

konata

Writing Variants

此方こんた konta

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 彼方,其方 Rank 154798 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

此方の話

こちらのはなし

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation)

彼方立てれば此方が立たぬ

あちらたてればこちらがたたぬ

it's hard to please everybody

西方

さいほう

Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)

Example Sentences

其の日は一日淋しいペンの音を聞いて暮した。其の間には折々千代々々と云う声も聞えた。文鳥も淋しいから鳴くのではなかろうかと考えた。然し縁側へ出て見ると、二本の留り木の間を、彼方へ飛んだり、此方へ飛んだり、絶間なく行きつ戻りつしている。少しも不平らしい様子はなかった。

I spent that day listening to the lonely scrapings of a pen. During that time, from time to time, I heard a Java sparrow twittering. It occurred to me that maybe Java sparrows twitter out of loneliness too. I walked out to the veranda to see. Nevertheless, flying to and fro between two perches busily and incessantly, it did not show the slightest hint of grievance.

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