Japanese

Alternative forms

• あなた, 貴女, 貴男

Pronoun

貴方 ‎(hiragana あなた, romaji anata)

1. you (second-person pronoun)
2. dear (term used by a wife to refer to her husband)

Usage notes

Gender-neutrally written either as 貴方 or あなた. This kanji spelling (貴方) is less common. Alternative spellings include 貴女 when referring to females and 貴男 when referring to males.

Synonyms

• 君 (きみ) ‎(kimi)
• あんた ‎(anta)
• お前 (まえ) ‎(omae)

Related terms

• 此方 (こなた) ‎(konata), 其方 (そなた) ‎(sonata), 彼方 (かなた) ‎(kanata)