此方人等

此方人等

Japanese

Kanji in this term
此	方	人	等
Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2	Grade: 1	Grade: 3
Irregular

Etymology

此方人 +‎ 等

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) こちとら [kòchítórá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) こちと​ら [kòchítóꜜrà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞t͡ɕito̞ɾa̠]

Pronoun

此方人等 (hiragana こちとら, rōmaji kochitora, alternative reading こっちとら, rōmaji kotchitora)

1. (colloquial, slang) I; we

Usage notes

Usually written in kana alone.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN