Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 此の – see the following entry.
この
[adnominal] (deictically) this ... (near the speaker)
[adnominal] (anaphorically) this ... I am talking about (only the speaker knows)
[adnominal] used before words for insults to add emphasis; compare Chinese (zhè, “this”) and Vietnamese này (this)
[adnominal] I, me: used before one's own name to refer to oneself arrogantly
[number] (dated) nine
Alternative spelling
斯の
(This term, 此の, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
これ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Noun

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(これ) (koreno

  1. genitive of (kore, this)