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お方

person (honorific)

→ 御方
お honorific/polite prefix + 方 direction, side
noun Rare #34,735
person (honorific) A respectful or polite way to refer to someone; often translated as “that person” or “that lady/lord” depending on context.
JA: あのお方はどなたですか。
EN: Who is that person?

こちらはあなたがお話しになるお方です。

This is the person you’ll be speaking with.

あのお方の？

That person's?

— 教皇選挙 (2024)

どんなお方？

What kind of person are they?

— ラストエンペラー (1987)

君の故郷にたくさん敵を作ったお方だ

The person who made many enemies in your hometown.

— ア・フュー・グッドメン (1992)

神秘的なお方だ

What a mysterious person you are.

— ８ 1／2 (1963)