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あちら

#2,685
Common
Pitch accent
あ ち ら
Meaning
  1. ①
    that way; that direction; over there; yonder
    direction distant from both speaker and listener
    See also: 此方 (こちら), 其方 (そちら), 何方 (どちら)
    あちらに着ついたら手紙てがみをください。
    Please write to me when you get there.
  2. ②
    that (one)
    something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener
    こちらはあちらに比くらべれば全まったく原始的げんしてきだった。
    This was quite primitive compared to that.
  3. ③
    that person
    someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener. あちら is polite
    あちらが私わたくしの待まっていた人ひとです。
    Over there is the person I've been waiting for.
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あちこち

#2,535

Inflections of あちこち
Common
Pitch accent
あ ち こ ち
あ ち こ ち
Meaning
  1. ①
    here and there; various places; all around; all over; everywhere; throughout
    本ほんが部屋へやのあちこちに散ちらばっていた。
    There were books lying about the room.
  2. ②
    muddled; confused; in the wrong order; back to front
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あちら立たてればこちらが立たたぬ

#308,548
Pitch accent
あ ち ら た て れ ば こ ち ら が た た ぬ
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Meaning
  1. ①
    it is hard to please everybody; damned if you do and damned if you don't
Kanji
立 リツ stand up, rise, set up 立 リツ stand up, rise, set up
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