此方

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See also: 比方

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.
こちら
this direction, this way
this person; I, me, we us
this thing
(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), literally “this + direction; person”, and is rarely used.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.
こっち
(informal) this direction, this way
(informal) this person; I, me, we us
(informal) this thing
(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.
こち
(archaic) this direction, this way
(archaic) first-person pronoun: I, me; we, us
(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.
こなた
(archaic) this way, here
(archaic) the person in question, he, she, him, her
(archaic) since (a time in the past), prior to (a time in the future)
(archaic) first-person pronoun: I, me, we, us
(archaic) second-person pronoun: you
(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.
こんた
(archaic, possibly obsolete) second-person address: you
(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)