How to say 'This' in Japanese | この

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The Japanese word for This is 'Kono', written as この in Japanese.

word

この

Meaning

This

Reading

Kono

Explanation

The Japanese determiner 'この (この)' means 'this'. It is used to indicate something close to the speaker, either physically or conceptually. It is always followed by a noun and cannot stand alone. For example: this book is interesting「この本は面白い」(このほんはおもしろい). This person is my friend「この人は私の友達です」(このひとはわたしのともだちです). Unlike English, 'この' does not change form based on the noun it modifies. It is important to note that 'この' is used for things that are close to the speaker, while 'その (その)' is used for things close to the listener, and 'あの (あの)' for things distant from both.

Part Of Speech

determiner

Frequency

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word この

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

こ

Reading

hiragana

の

Reading

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'Kono' means 'This' .

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