こち

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spelling
此方

⟨ko2ti⟩ → */kəti//kot͡ɕi/

From Old Japanese.

Derived from (ko, this, refers to object(s) near the speaker) +‎ (-chi, suffix indicating direction).

Pronoun

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こち (kochi

  1. (archaic) this direction, this way
  2. (archaic) first-person pronoun: I, me; we, us
    Synonyms: (watakushi), 私共 (watakushidomo)
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Etymology 2

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Kana spelling of several terms.

Noun

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こち (kochi

  1. , , 牛尾魚: flathead catfish
  2. 東風: east winds that blow in spring

Proper noun

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こち (Kochi

  1. 越智, 古知, 幸地, 小知, 小地, 東風: a surname
  2. 仔智: a female given name

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of こち – see the following entries.
故地
[noun] land associated with something's past
(This term, こち (kochi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as こち, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こち.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 故知, 故智, 胡地.)

Old Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Derived from (ko2, this, referring to object(s) near the speaker) +‎ (-ti, suffix indicating direction).

Pronoun

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こち (ko2ti)

  1. this direction, this way
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Japanese: こち (kochi)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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こち (*ko1ti)

  1. 東風: spring easterly