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How to say "That direction" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "That direction" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "That direction" is "Sotchi", written in japanese as "そっち".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun 'そっち (そっchi)' refers to 'that direction' or 'over there'. It is used to point to or indicate a location that is away from the speaker. For example: Which way did they go? - (あの人たちはどっちへ行きましたか?) They went that way. - (そっちへ行きました).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Sotchi" mean in japanese?

"Sotchi" means "That direction" .

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "That direction" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". And The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi".