其処

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
其處 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 其処 – see the following entry.
そこ
[pronoun] (deictically) That place, area, or part near you. (near the addressee)
[pronoun] (deictically) That organization or team near you. (near the addressee)
[pronoun] (anaphorically) The place, area, or part we are talking about. (either the speaker or the addressee knows)
[pronoun] (anaphorically) The organization or team we are talking about. (either the speaker or the addressee knows)
[pronoun] (brusque) You people over there.
(This term, 其処, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes[edit]

The hiragana spelling (そこ) is preferred to the kanji spelling (其処), which is rarely used.