Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi); Something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker
this
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi); In ref. to a stretch of time or date
last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi); Emphatic, accusatory, insulting
you (as in "you liar")
Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun; Indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic
this; this one
Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun; Usu. indicating someone in one's in-group
this person
Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun; As ãããã, ãããžã§, etc.
now; this point (in time)
Dated term; Word usually written using kana alone; Pronoun
here
Formal or literary term; Word usually written using kana alone; Adverb (fukushi)
used to stress the subject of a sentence
Archaic; Pronoun
I; me
here; this place
this point; here; now
Followed by a duration noun
these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Followed by a duration noun
the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
from here; from this point
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
Direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker
this way; this direction
Place close to the speaker or where the speaker is
here
Something physically close to the speaker
this (one)
I; me; we; us
ããĄã only; Someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status
this person
Derogatory; Familiar; Pronoun
he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
Familiar; Pronoun
this; this one; this thing
Derogatory; Interjection
hey, you!; you bastard!; damn you!
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
so far; up to now; hitherto
that's enough (for today); it ends here
like this; this sort; this way
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