こちら

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Prefix 1.1.1 See also 1.1.2 Usage notes

[edit] Japanese

[edit] Prefix

こちら (kanji 此方, romaji kochira)

1. this direction; this way
2. this person; I, me, we, us
3. this thing

[edit] See also

Japanese demonstratives (edit)
	ko-	so-	a-	do-
Pronoun	これ	それ	あれ	どれ
Determiner	この	その	あの	どの
Kind	こんな	そんな	あんな	どんな
Place	ここ	そこ	あそこ*	どこ
Direction	こちら	そちら	あちら	どちら
Manner	こう	そう	ああ	どう
* irregular

[edit] Usage notes

• The hiragana spelling (こちら) is preferred to the kanji spelling (此方), which is rarely used.