See also: こつち and ごっち

Japanese

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Alternative spelling
此方

Etymology

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Shift from archaic pronoun こち (kochi).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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こっち (kotchi

  1. (informal) this direction, this way
    そこ(まえ)こっちこい
    Soko no omae, kotchi koi.
    Hey, you, come here.
  2. (informal) this person; I, me, we us
    こっち()たいぐらいだ。
    Kotchi ga kikitai gurai da.
    That's what I want to know too.
  3. (informal) this thing

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN