此方人等

Japanese

Kanji in this term
此	方	人	等
こ Jinmeiyō	ち Grade: 2	と Grade: 1	ら Grade: 3
kun’yomi	irregular	nanori	kun’yomi

Etymology

From 此方人(こちと) (kochito) + 等(ら) (-ra).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こちとら [kòchítórá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) こちと​ら [kòchítóꜜrà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕito̞ɾa̠]

Pronoun

此(こ)方(ち)人(と)等(ら) or 此方人等(こっちとら) • (kochitora or kotchitora) 

1. (colloquial, slang) I; we

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.