"こちらこそ" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: kochira koso [romanization]
Etymology: こちら (kochira, “this person, I”) + こそ (koso, “it is… that”) Etymology templates: {{com-ja|こちら||こそ|t1=this person, I|t2=it is… that}} こちら (kochira, “this person, I”) + こそ (koso, “it is… that”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|こちら こそ}} こちらこそ • (kochira koso)
  1. (used as a response) I'm the one that should really be saying that. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: どういたしまして (dō itashimashite)

Alternative forms

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          "text": "literally: this way, for sure; as in the thanks/apology should really be going this way (your way)"
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          "roman": "A: \"Gomen nasai.\" B: \"Īe, kochira koso. Gomen nasai.\"",
          "text": "A: 「ごめんなさい。」 B: 「いいえ、こちらこそ。ごめんなさい。」"
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        "I'm the one that should really be saying that."
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        "(used as a response) I'm the one that should really be saying that."
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          "text": "literally: this way, for sure; as in the thanks/apology should really be going this way (your way)"
        },
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Download raw JSONL data for こちらこそ meaning in Japanese (1.8kB)

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