Japanese word

当方

Pronunciation

Romajitōhō

Meaning

  • nounwe

Example

当方からご連絡します。tō hō ka ra go ren raku shi ma su

We will contact you.

Illustration for 当方 (we)

More examples

当方で内容を確認してからご連絡します。tō hō de nai yō o kaku nin shi te ka ra go ren raku shi ma su

We will contact you after checking the details on our side.

Core concept

Frames the speaker's side as a distinct party in a conversation or matter, covering I, we, or our side.

Common phrases

  • 当方で確認tō hō de kaku nin

    check on our side

  • 当方の判断tō hō no han dan

    our judgment

Similar words

こちらkochira: The speaker's side, used to refer to oneself or one's group in conversation.
私watashi: A first-person term for one speaker, common in everyday speech and writing.

Definition in Japanese

話し手またはその仲間や組織を一方の側として表す語。hana shi te ma ta wa so no naka ma ya so shiki o ip pō no gawa to shi te arawa su go

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 当方 (tōhō) joins 当 (tō, "the present or relevant") with 方 (hō, "side") to mean the side concerned with the speaker.

Usage tips

  • 当方 (tōhō) often appears in formal emails and business messages rather than in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • our sidenoun
  • Inoun

Opposites

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