Distant name - Ensho

Japanese: 遠称 - えんしょう

〘Noun〙 In grammar, this refers to the "a" part of the three demonstrative pronouns "ko", "so", and "a". It refers to things, places, and directions that are distant from both the speaker and the other person. In colloquial speech, this pronoun is used as "are", "aitsu", "soko" and "ata", while in literary speech it is used as "kare", "kashiko", and "kanata". → Proximal, middle, and indefinite. [Gyobo Shinnan (1889)]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙文法で、指示代名詞のコ・ソ・アの三区分のうち、アにあたる指し方。話し手と相手とから共通に離れた事物、場所、方向について指す。この代名詞は、口語では「あれ・あいつ・あそこ・あちら」など、文語では「かれ・かしこ・かなた」など。→近称・中称・不定称。〔語法指南（1889）〕

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