See also: ごち

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative spelling
此方

⟨ko2ti⟩ → */kəti//kot͡ɕi/

From Old Japanese.

Derived from (ko, this, refers to object(s) near the speaker) +‎ (-chi, suffix indicating direction).

Pronoun edit

こち (kochi

  1. (archaic) this direction, this way
  2. (archaic) first-person pronoun: I, me; we, us
    Synonyms: (watakushi), 私共 (watakushidomo)
Derived terms edit
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kana spelling of several terms.

Noun edit

こち (kochi

  1. , , 牛尾魚: flathead catfish
  2. 東風: east winds that blow in spring

Proper noun edit

こち (Kochi

  1. 越智, 古知, 幸地, 小知, 小地, 東風: a surname
  2. 仔智: a female given name

Etymology 3 edit

For pronunciation and definitions of こち – see the following entries.
故地
[noun] land associated with something's past
(This term, こち, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as こち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こち.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 故知, 故智, 胡地.)

Old Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Derived from (ko2, this, referring to object(s) near the speaker) +‎ (-ti, suffix indicating direction).

Pronoun edit

こち (ko2ti)

  1. this direction, this way
    • 711–712, Kojiki, (poem 91):
      久佐加辨許知能夜麻登多多美許母弊具理能夜麻能...
      Kusakabe1 no2 ko2ti no2 yama to2 tatami1ko2mo2 Pe1guri-no2-yama no2...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Japanese: こち (kochi)

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

こち (*ko1ti)

  1. 東風: spring easterly