How to say 'There' in Japanese | あそこ

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The Japanese word for There is 'Asoko', written as あそこ in Japanese.

word

あそこ

Meaning

There

Reading

Asoko

Explanation

The Japanese pronoun 'あそこ (asoko)' means 'there' and refers to a place that is distant from both the speaker and the listener. It is used to indicate a location that is not close to either party in the conversation. For example: The bookstore is over there「本屋はあそこです」(ほんやはあそこです). I left my bag there「かばんをあそこに置いた」(かばんをあそこにおいた). 'あそこ' is often used when pointing out a place that is visible but not within immediate reach. It is important to note that 'あそこ' is more specific than 'そこ (soko)', which refers to a place near the listener but not the speaker.

Part Of Speech

pronoun

Frequency

378

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word あそこ

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

あ

Reading

hiragana

そ

Reading

hiragana

こ

Reading

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'Asoko' means 'There' .

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