How to say 'This' in Japanese | こちら

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The Japanese word for This is 'Kochira', written as こちら in Japanese.

word

こちら

Meaning

This

Reading

Kochira

Explanation

The Japanese pronoun 'こちら (こちら)' is a polite way to refer to 'this' or 'this one'. It is often used to indicate something close to the speaker, whether it be a person, place, or thing. It can also be used to refer to oneself or one's side in a formal context. For example: This is my friend「こちらは私の友達です」(こちらはわたしのともだちです). This way, please「こちらへどうぞ」(こちらへどうぞ). It is important to note that 'こちら' is more formal and polite than 'これ (これ)', which also means 'this'.

Part Of Speech

pronoun

Frequency

454

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word こちら

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

こ

Reading

hiragana

ち

Reading

Chi

hiragana

ら

Reading

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'Kochira' means 'This' .

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