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こちら

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Meaning

1

this way; this direction

direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker

See also: 其方 (そちら), 彼方 (あちら), 何方 (どちら)

こちらへやってくる少年しょうねんとその犬いぬをごらんなさい。

Look at the boy and his dog that are coming this way.
2

here

place close to the speaker or where the speaker is

塩しおをこちらへ取とってもらえますか。

Could you pass me the salt, please?
3

this (one)

something physically close to the speaker

こちらの方ほうがあちらより値段ねだんが高たかい。

This costs more than that.
4

I; me; we; us

こちらアヤ、こちらアヤ、応答おうとうお願ねがいします。

This is Aya, this is Aya. Please respond.
5

this person

Only applies to こちら

someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status

叔母おばさん、こちらはトム君くんです。

Aunt, this is Tom.

Kanji

此シ this, current, next 方ホウ direction, person, alternative

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Sentences

其その日ひは一日ついたち淋さびしいペンの音おとを聞きいて暮くらした。其その間あいだには折々おりおり千代ちよ々々と云いう声こえも聞きこえた。文鳥ぶんちょうも淋さびしいから鳴なくのではなかろうかと考かんがえた。然しかし縁側えんがわへ出でて見みると、二に本ほんの留とまり木この間まを、彼方かなたへ飛とんだり、此方こちらへ飛とんだり、絶間たえまなく行いきつ戻もどりつしている。少すこしも不平ふへいらしい様子ようすはなかった。

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.