そこ
See also: そご
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling |
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| 其処 |
Pronoun
そこ • (soko)
- (deictically) That place, area, or part near you. (near the addressee)
- おい、そこのお前ら！
- Oi, soko no omaera!
- Hey, you all over there!
- おい、そこのお前ら！
- (deictically) That organization or team near you. (near the addressee)
- (anaphorically) The place, area, or part we are talking about. (either the speaker or the addressee knows)
- コンビニはすぐそこだよ。
- Konbini wa sugu soko da yo.
- The convenience store is right over there.
- 振り向くとそこにはもう誰もいませんでした。
- Furimuku to soko ni wa mō dare mo imasen deshita.
- They turned around; there was already no one to be seen.
- コンビニはすぐそこだよ。
- (anaphorically) The organization or team we are talking about. (either the speaker or the addressee knows)
- (brusque) You people over there.
Usage notes
The hiragana spelling (そこ) is preferred to the kanji spelling (其処), which is rarely used.
See also
Japanese demonstratives
| ko- “this” (close to speaker) | so- “that” (close to listener) | a- “that over there” (far from both) | do- “which” (indeterminate, question) | |
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| Object | これ (kore) | それ (sore) | あれ (are) | どれ (dore) |
| これら (korera) | それら (sorera) | あれら (arera) | — | |
| Determiner | この (kono) | その (sono) | あの (ano) | どの (dono) |
| これらの (korera no) | それらの (sorera no) | あれらの (arera no) | — | |
| Kind | こんな (konna) | そんな (sonna) | あんな (anna) | どんな (donna) |
| Place | ここ (koko) | そこ (soko) | あそこ (asoko)* | どこ (doko) |
| こっから (kokkara) | そっから (sokkara) | — | どっから (dokkara) | |
| Direction | こちら (kochira) | そちら (sochira) | あちら (achira) | どちら (dochira) |
| こっち (kotchi) | そっち (sotchi) | あっち (atchi) | どっち (dotchi) | |
| Human | こいつ (koitsu) | そいつ (soitsu) | あいつ (aitsu) | どいつ (doitsu) |
| こちら様 (kochirasama) | そちら様 (sochirasama) | あちら様 (achirasama) | どちら様 (dochirasama) | |
| Manner | こう (kō) | そう (sō) | ああ (ā)** | どう (dō) |
| Degree | こんくらい (konkurai) | そんくらい (sonkurai) | あんくらい (ankurai) | どんくらい (donkurai) |
| こんだけ (kondake) | そんだけ (sondake) | あんだけ (andake) | どんだけ (dondake) | |
| * irregular ** regular (long vowel) | ||||
Classical Japanese pronouns and demonstratives
| a-/wa- “I, we” (first person) | na-/-ma- “you, ye, thou” (second person) | k- “this” (close to speaker) | s- “that” (close to listener) | a-/ka- “that over there” (far from both) | i-/ta-/nani- “who, what, where, how, when” (interrogative) | ono- “oneself” (reflexive) | |
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| Person | あ (a) あれ (are) わ (wa) われ (ware) まろ (maro) | な (na) なれ (nare) なんぢ (nanji) まし (mashi) いまし (imashi) みまし (mimashi) きみ (kimi) | こ (ko) これ (kore) | そ (so) それ (sore) | あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare) | た (ta) たれ (tare) なにがし (nanigashi) | おの (ono) おのれ (onore) |
| Thing | こ (ko) これ (kore) | そ (so) それ (sore) | あ (a) あれ (are) か (ka) かれ (kare) | いづれ (izure) なに (nani) | |||
| Location | ここ (koko) | そこ (soko) | あしこ (ashiko) かしこ (kashiko) | いづく (izuku) いづこ (izuko) いどこ (idoko) どこ (doko) | |||
| Direction | こち (kochi) こなた (konata) | そち (sochi) そなた (sonata) | あち (achi) あなた (anata) かなた (kanata) | いづち (izuchi) いづら (izura) いづかた (izukata) | |||
| Manner | か (ka) かく (kaku) かくて (kakute) かう (kō) | さ (sa) さて (sate) しか (shika) | いか (ika) | ||||
| Time | いつ (itsu) |
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of そこ – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, そこ, is an alternative spelling of the above term. For a list of all kanji read as そこ, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as そこ.) |