How to say 'This' in Japanese | こっち

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The Japanese word for This is 'Kotchi', written as こっち in Japanese.

word

こっち

Meaning

This

Reading

Kotchi

Explanation

The Japanese pronoun 'こっち (kotchi)' is an informal way to say 'this way' or 'this side'. It is often used in casual conversation to refer to a direction, location, or choice that is closer to the speaker. It can also imply a preference or choice. For example: come over here「こっちに来て」(こっちにきて). I prefer this one「こっちの方がいい」(こっちのほうがいい). Note that 'こっち' is a colloquial form of 'こちら (kochira)', which is more polite and formal.

Part Of Speech

pronoun

Frequency

356

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word こっち

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

こ

Reading

hiragana

ち

Reading

Chi

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Kotchi' means 'This' .

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