指示代名詞

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Etymology [edit]

From 指示(しじ, shiji):(pointing, (grammar)demonstrative) + 代名詞(だいめいし, daimeishi):(pronoun)

Noun [edit]

指示代名詞 (hiragana しじだいめいし, romaji shiji-daimeishi)

  1. (grammar) demonstrative pronoun

See also [edit]

  • あれ (are): (pronoun) that (Mostly in Japanese, the thing is far from the speaker physically)
  • これ (kore): (pronoun) this (Mostly in Japanese, the thing is near to the speaker physically)
  • それ (sore): (pronoun) it, that (Mostly in Japanese, the thing is pointed by a gesture or the previous sentences)
  • どれ (dore): (pronoun) which one