這裏

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See also: 这里

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 這裡 (“here”).
(This term is a variant form of 這裡).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃ
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

From Mandarin 這裏这里.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

(しゃ)() (shari

  1. (literary, rare) here
    • 190506, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)
      (かれ)武右衛門(ぶえもん)(くん)(たい)して「そうさな」を()(かえ)しているのでも這裏(しゃり)消息(しょうそく)はよく(わか)る。
      Kare ga Buemon-kun ni taishite “sō sa na” o kurikaeshiteiru no de mo shari no shōsoku wa yoku wakaru.
      (please add an English translation of this example)
    • 1939, 加藤咄堂, transl., 碧巖録大講座, volume 1, 平凡社, translation of 碧巖錄 (in Chinese), page 364:
      (しや)()(いた)つて、(ごん)()(たん)()()(たん)
      Shari ni itatte, gon mo mata tan, go mo mata tan
      (please add an English translation of this example)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN