"こちら" meaning in Japanese

See こちら in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: [ko̞t͡ɕiɾa̠] Forms: kochira [romanization]
Etymology: From こち (kochi, “this direction (or person)”) + 等 (-ra, suffix of rough indication or approximation). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ja|こち|等|pos2=suffix of rough indication or approximation|t1=this direction (or person)|tr1=kochi|tr2=ra}} こち (kochi, “this direction (or person)”) + 等 (-ra, suffix of rough indication or approximation) Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|こちら}} こちら • (kochira)
  1. this direction, this way
    Sense id: en-こちら-ja-pron-oSdsyhQF
  2. this person; I, me, we us
    Sense id: en-こちら-ja-pron-eTYKSwqP Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese pronouns, Japanese terms suffixed with 等, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 93 0 Disambiguation of Japanese pronouns: 32 46 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 等: 41 59 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 93 0
  3. this thing
    Sense id: en-こちら-ja-pron-phRx4lao
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: こちら様 (kochira-sama) (ruby: (さま)), あちらこちら (achirakochira), そちらこちら (sochirakochira) Related terms: こっち (kotchi), こなた (konata)

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for こちら meaning in Japanese (3.1kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kochira-sama",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "様",
          "さま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "こちら様"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "achirakochira",
      "word": "あちらこちら"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "sochirakochira",
      "word": "そちらこちら"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "こち (kochi, “this direction (or person)”) + 等 (-ra, suffix of rough indication or approximation)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From こち (kochi, “this direction (or person)”) + 等 (-ra, suffix of rough indication or approximation).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kochira",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pronoun",
        "2": "こちら"
      },
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      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "pron",
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    {
      "roman": "achira tatereba kochira ga tatanu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "kotchi",
      "word": "こっち"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "konata",
      "word": "こなた"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "this direction, this way"
      ],
      "id": "en-こちら-ja-pron-oSdsyhQF",
      "links": [
        [
          "this",
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          "direction",
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          "way",
          "way"
        ]
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    },
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        },
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        }
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          "ruby": [
            [
              "N",
              "エヌ"
            ],
            [
              "T",
              "ティー"
            ],
            [
              "T",
              "ティー"
            ],
            [
              "電",
              "でん"
            ],
            [
              "話",
              "わ"
            ],
            [
              "番",
              "ばん"
            ],
            [
              "号",
              "ごう"
            ],
            [
              "現",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "在",
              "ざい"
            ],
            [
              "使",
              "つか"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/binary/pdf/support/trouble/manual/network/english_guidance.pdf\nこちらは、NTTドコモです。おかけになった電話番号は、現在使われておりません。\nKochira wa, Enu-Tī-Tī Dokomo desu. O-kake ni natta denwa bangō wa, genzai tsukawarete orimasen.\nThis is NTT Docomo. The number you have dialed is currently not in service."
        }
      ],
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          "I",
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          "me",
          "me"
        ],
        [
          "we",
          "we"
        ],
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          "us",
          "us"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-こちら-ja-pron-phRx4lao",
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こちら"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞t͡ɕiɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "こちら"
}
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    "Japanese lemmas",
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    "Japanese pronouns",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kochira-sama",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "様",
          "さま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "こちら様"
    },
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      "roman": "achirakochira",
      "word": "あちらこちら"
    },
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      "roman": "sochirakochira",
      "word": "そちらこちら"
    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From こち (kochi, “this direction (or person)”) + 等 (-ra, suffix of rough indication or approximation).",
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    {
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        "romanization"
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    }
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      },
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    }
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    {
      "roman": "achira tatereba kochira ga tatanu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "kotchi",
      "word": "こっち"
    },
    {
      "roman": "konata",
      "word": "こなた"
    }
  ],
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        "this direction, this way"
      ],
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          "direction",
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        ],
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          "way",
          "way"
        ]
      ]
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              "N",
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            ],
            [
              "T",
              "ティー"
            ],
            [
              "T",
              "ティー"
            ],
            [
              "電",
              "でん"
            ],
            [
              "話",
              "わ"
            ],
            [
              "番",
              "ばん"
            ],
            [
              "号",
              "ごう"
            ],
            [
              "現",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "在",
              "ざい"
            ],
            [
              "使",
              "つか"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/binary/pdf/support/trouble/manual/network/english_guidance.pdf\nこちらは、NTTドコモです。おかけになった電話番号は、現在使われておりません。\nKochira wa, Enu-Tī-Tī Dokomo desu. O-kake ni natta denwa bangō wa, genzai tsukawarete orimasen.\nThis is NTT Docomo. The number you have dialed is currently not in service."
        }
      ],
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        "this person; I, me, we us"
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          "person",
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        [
          "I",
          "I"
        ],
        [
          "me",
          "me"
        ],
        [
          "we",
          "we"
        ],
        [
          "us",
          "us"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "this thing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "こちら"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ko̞t͡ɕiɾa̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "こちら"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "こちら"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "こちら",
  "trace": ""
}

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