(n) (1) (uk) (どちら is polite) (See 此方・こちら・1,其方・1,彼方・あちら・1) which way; which direction; where; (2) which one (esp. of two alternatives); (3) (See どちら様) who; (P)[edict]
to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle[cedict]