How to say 'Here' in Japanese | ここ

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The Japanese word for Here is 'Koko', written as ここ in Japanese.

word

ここ

Meaning

Here

Reading

Koko

Explanation

The Japanese pronoun 'ここ (koko)' means 'here'. It is used to indicate a specific location that is close to the speaker. This word is often used in everyday conversations to point out places or to describe where something is located. For example: The book is here「本はここです」(ほんはここです). Let's meet here「ここで会いましょう」(ここであいましょう). It's important to note that 'ここ' is used when the location is near the speaker, while 'そこ (soko)' is used for locations near the listener, and 'あそこ (asoko)' for locations far from both.

Part Of Speech

pronoun

Frequency

126

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ここ

This word contains 1 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

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'Koko' means 'Here' .

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