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Meanings
Pronoun
Usually written in kana
1. this way; this direction
direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker
2. here
place close to the speaker or where the speaker is
3. this (one)
something physically close to the speaker
4. I; me; we; us
5. this person
someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status
when read as "こちら"
Kanji used
this here
way
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up