Illustration: At a mountain lookout in Japan, a child on a parent's shoulders points toward a tiny snow-covered peak far beyond several overlapping ridgelines. Nearby trees and the lookout railing appear large, while each successive ridge recedes into the distance.

かなた

kanata

the distance, beyond

Example sentences

その鳥とりははるかかなたに行いった。
The bird went far away.
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はるか彼方かなたに明あかりが見みえた。
We saw a light far away.
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船ふねは、水平線すいへいせんの彼方かなたに消きえた。
The ship disappeared beyond the horizon.
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