How to say 'That' in Japanese | その

word

Meaning

That

Reading

Explanation

The Japanese determiner 'その (その)' means 'that'. It is used to indicate something that is close to the listener or something that has already been mentioned in the conversation. It is often used to refer to specific objects, people, or ideas. For example: that book is interesting「その本は面白い」(そのほんはおもしろい). I want to eat that cake「そのケーキを食べたい」(そのケーキをたべたい). 'その' is typically followed by a noun, as in 'その人 (そのひと) (that person)' or 'その時 (そのとき) (that time)'. It is important to note that 'その' is used for things that are not close to the speaker but are close to the listener or have been previously mentioned.

Part Of Speech

determiner

Frequency

43

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting