貴方

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 貴方 – see the following entry at あなた.
あなた【貴方・彼方・貴女・貴男】 [pronoun]貴方, 貴女, 貴男: you (second-person pronoun) [pronoun]貴方: (women's speech) dear, darling, sweetheart (term used by a wife to address her husband) [pronoun]貴方, 彼方: (uncommon) that person (far from both speaker and listener)
(This term, 貴方, is a kanji spelling of あなた.)

/kipau/ → /kifau/ → /kifɔː/ → /kihoː/

From Middle Chinese 貴方 (MC kʉi^H pʉɐŋ, “noble, superior + side, place, direction”).

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) きほー [kìhóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- (Tokyo) きほー [kíꜜhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [kʲiho̞ː]

貴方 (hiragana きほう, rōmaji kihō, historical hiragana きはう)

(respectful) your house, your residence
(respectful, men's speech) you (used to address someone of equal social footing)

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