先方

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
ほう > ぽう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んぽー [sèńpóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞mpo̞ː]

Noun

(せん)(ぽう) • (senpōせんぱう (senpau)?

  1. the other party
    Synonym: 相手方 (aitekata)
    先方(せんぽう)政府(せいふ)との協議(きょうぎ)
    senpō seifu to no kyōgi
    consultation with [the other] government
    • 1956, Ukichiro Nakaya, クロス・ワーズ・パズル [Cross Word Puzzle]‎[1]:
      先方(せんぽう)(おどろ)いたと()われるが、(わたし)一層(いっそう)(おど)いた。(まこと)(おも)いがけない(とき)に、(おも)いがけない(ところ)で、(おも)いがけない(ひと)()うものである。
      Senpō mo odoroita to iwareru ga, watashi mo issō odoita. Makoto ni omoigakenai toki ni, omoigakenai tokoro de, omoigakenai hito ni au monode aru.
      She was surprised, too, but I was even more surprised. Truly, at such an unbelievable time, in such an unbelievable place, I ran into such an unbelievable person.
  2. the way ahead of oneself; one's destination
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
さき
Grade: 1
かた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きかた [sàkíkátá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠kʲika̠ta̠]

Noun

(さき)(かた) • (sakikata

  1. the other party
    Synonym: 相手方 (aitekata)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN