此方

See also: 比方

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
此	方
こ Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2
kun’yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.

【こちら】 [pronoun] this direction, this way [pronoun] this person; I, me, we us [pronoun] this thing

(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), literally “this + direction; person”, and is rarely used.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
此	方
こ Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2
kun’yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.

【こっち】 [pronoun] (informal) this direction, this way [pronoun] (informal) this person; I, me, we us [pronoun] (informal) this thing

(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
此	方
こ Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2
kun’yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.

【こち】 [pronoun] (archaic) this direction, this way [pronoun] (archaic) first-person pronoun: I, me; we, us

(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
此	方
こ Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2
kun’yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.

【こなた】 [pronoun] (archaic) this way, here [pronoun] (archaic) the person in question, he, she, him, her [pronoun] (archaic) since (a time in the past), prior to (a time in the future) [pronoun] (archaic) first-person pronoun: I, me, we, us [pronoun] (archaic) second-person pronoun: you

(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
此	方
こ Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2
kun’yomi	irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 此方 – see the following entry.

【こんた】 [pronoun] [1780–???] (archaic, possibly obsolete) second-person address: you

(This term, 此方, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)