Word Meaning 此方

こちら kochira

此方 is read as こちら (kochira) and means here.

Meaning

English

  1. here
  2. this (one)
  3. this person
  4. this way
  5. this direction
  6. I
  7. me
  8. we

Reading

Kana

こちら

Romaji

kochira

Writing Variants

  • 此方 こち kochi
  • 此方 こっち kocchi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 彼方,其方 Rank 155896 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

彼方此方

かなたこなた

here and there

四方

しほう

four sides (of a square)

彼方

かなた

beyond

東方

とうほう

eastern direction

西方

せいほう

Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)

一方

いっぽう

on the one hand

見方

みかた

way of appreciating (e.g. opera)

地方

ちほう

civilian society

行方

ゆくえ

(one's) whereabouts

両方

りょうほう

both

Example Sentences

1

I spent that day listening to the lonely scrapings of a pen. During that time, from time to time, I heard a Java sparrow twittering. It occurred to me that maybe Java sparrows twitter out of loneliness too. I walked out to the veranda to see. Nevertheless, flying to and fro between two perches busily and incessantly, it did not show the slightest hint of grievance.