彼処あそこ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
彼かれ	処しょ
あし Grade: S	こ Grade: 6
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
彼處あそこ (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese. Appears to be a compound of 彼かれ (a, “that one over there”, distal marker, indicating something distant from both speaker and listener) +‎ し (shi, possibly the directional marker found in terms such as 昔むかし (mukashi, “ancient times”), 縦よし (tatashi, “the standing or vertical direction”), 横よこし (yokoshi, “the sideways or horizontal direction”)) +‎ 処しょ (ko, “place”). May be the older form of modern asoko below.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あしこ [àshíkó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [a̠ɕiko̞]

Pronoun

彼かれ(あし)処しょ(こ) • (ashiko)

(obsolete) yon place, that place yonder, that place over there, that area over there, that part over there
- c. 1001–1014, Murasaki Shikibu, Genji Monogatari (Wakana, part 1)
  彼処あそこ(あしこ)に籠かご(こも)りなむのち
  ashiko ni komorinamu nochi
  ...after hiding there...

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
彼かれ	処しょ
あそ Grade: S	こ Grade: 6
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
彼處あそこ (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 彼処あそこ – see the following entry.

【あそこ】

[pronoun] (deictically) that place, area, or part over there (far from the speaker and the addressee)

[pronoun] (deictically) that organization or team over there (far from the speaker and the addressee)

[pronoun] (anaphorically) that place, area, or part we both know (both the speaker and the addressee know)

[pronoun] (anaphorically) that organization or team we both know (both the speaker and the addressee know)

[pronoun] (slang, by extension from the sense of “down there”) genitals

(This term, 彼処あそこ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
彼かれ	処しょ
あ Grade: S	こ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
彼處あそこ (kyūjitai)

Appears to be a compound of 彼かれ (a, “that one over there”, distal marker, indicating something distant from both speaker and listener) +‎ 処しょ (ko, “place”).^[1]^[2] First appears in the late 1500s, early 1600s,^[2] and used mostly in the Kansai region.^[2]^[3] Given the historical tendency for innovation in the Kansai region, the term may instead derive as an abbreviation of asoko above, by analogy with the -ko suffix in ここ (koko, “here”) and そこ (soko, “there”, closer to the listener than to the speaker).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あこ [áꜜkò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [a̠ko̞]

Pronoun

彼かれ(あ)処しょ(こ) • (ako)

(dialectal) yon place, that place yonder, that place over there, that area over there, that part over there

Usage notes

Generally only used in the Kansai region.

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
彼かれ	処しょ
あす Grade: S	こ Grade: 6
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
彼處あそこ (kyūjitai)

Either a shift in pronunciation from asoko,^[2] or from ashiko.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あすこ [àsúkó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [a̠sɨko̞]

Pronoun

彼かれ(あす)処しょ(こ) • (asuko)

(rare, dialect, Hakata) yon place, that place yonder, that place over there, that area over there, that part over there

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
彼かれ	処しょ
か Grade: S	こ Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
彼處あそこ (kyūjitai)

Compound of 彼かれ (ka, “that one over there”, distal marker, indicating something distant from both speaker and listener) +‎ 処しょ (ko, “place”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠ko̞]

Pronoun

彼かれ(か)処しょ(こ) • (kako)

(rare, obsolete) yon place, that place yonder, that place over there, that area over there, that part over there
- 1483, 地蔵じぞう菩薩ぼさつ霊験れいけん絵詞えことば (Jizō Bosatsu Reigen Eshi, “Jizō Bodhisattva Miracle Picture-scroll”)
  彼処あそこ(かこ)を退すさ(そ)き去さ(さ)る也(なり)
  kako o sokisaru nari
  ...[he] left that place...

Etymology 6

Kanji in this term
彼かれ	処しょ
かし Grade: S	こ Grade: 6
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
彼處あそこ (kyūjitai)

Appears to be a compound of 彼かれ (ka, “that one over there”, distal marker, indicating something distant from both speaker and listener) +‎ し (shi, possibly the directional marker found in terms such as 昔むかし (mukashi, “ancient times”), 縦よし (tatashi, “the standing or vertical direction”), 横よこし (yokoshi, “the sideways or horizontal direction”)) +‎ 処しょ (ko, “place”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かしこ [káꜜshìkò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɕiko̞]

Pronoun

彼かれ(かし)処しょ(こ) • (kashiko)

(rare) yon place, that place yonder, that place over there, that area over there, that part over there
(rare) that aforementioned place

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語こくご大だい辞典じてん（新装しんそう版ばん） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林だいじりん [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉だいじせん [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語こくご大だい辞典じてん（新装しんそう版ばん） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林だいじりん [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉だいじせん [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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	a-/wa- “I, we” (first person)	na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person)	k- “this” (close to speaker)	s- “that” (close to listener)	a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both)	i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative)	ono- “oneself” (reflexive)
Person	あ (a) あれ (are) わ (wa) われ (ware) まろ (maro)	な (na) なれ (nare) なんぢ (nanji) まし (mashi) いまし (imashi) みまし (mimashi) きみ (kimi)	こ (ko) これ (kore)	そ (so) それ (sore)	あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare)	た (ta) たれ (tare) なにがし (nanigashi)	おの (ono) おのれ (onore)
Thing			こ (ko) これ (kore)	そ (so) それ (sore)	あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare)	いづれ (izure) なに (nani)
Location			ここ (koko)	そこ (soko)	あしこ (ashiko) かしこ (kashiko)	いづく (izuku) いづこ (izuko) いどこ (idoko) どこ (doko)
Direction			こち (kochi) こなた (konata)	そち (sochi) そなた (sonata)	あち (achi) あなた (anata) かなた (kanata)	いづち (izuchi) いづら (izura) いづかた (izukata)
Manner			か (ka) かく (kaku) かくて (kakute) かう (kō)	さ (sa) さて (sate) しか (shika)		いか (ika)
Time						いつ (itsu)

	a-/wa- “I, we” (first person)	na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person)	k- “this” (close to speaker)	s- “that” (close to listener)	a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both)	i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative)	ono- “oneself” (reflexive)
Person	あ (a) あれ (are) わ (wa) われ (ware) まろ (maro)	な (na) なれ (nare) なんぢ (nanji) まし (mashi) いまし (imashi) みまし (mimashi) きみ (kimi)	こ (ko) これ (kore)	そ (so) それ (sore)	あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare)	た (ta) たれ (tare) なにがし (nanigashi)	おの (ono) おのれ (onore)
Thing			こ (ko) これ (kore)	そ (so) それ (sore)	あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare)	いづれ (izure) なに (nani)
Location			ここ (koko)	そこ (soko)	あしこ (ashiko) かしこ (kashiko)	いづく (izuku) いづこ (izuko) いどこ (idoko) どこ (doko)
Direction			こち (kochi) こなた (konata)	そち (sochi) そなた (sonata)	あち (achi) あなた (anata) かなた (kanata)	いづち (izuchi) いづら (izura) いづかた (izukata)
Manner			か (ka) かく (kaku) かくて (kakute) かう (kō)	さ (sa) さて (sate) しか (shika)		いか (ika)
Time						いつ (itsu)

彼処あそこ

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Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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Etymology 4

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Etymology 5

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Etymology 6

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彼処あそこ

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Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Pronoun

See also

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Usage notes

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Etymology 6

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