SuGoiSuす語彙す此
此: this
this
6 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
Readings
On
シ
Kunこれ・この・ここ
Modern Japanese writes これ・この・ここ in kana; 此 survives in older or formal writing and in the Buddhist term 此岸.
Key words
此処ここhere
此方こちらthis way; this person
此の頃このごろthese days
此度このたびthis time
此岸しがんthis shore (the mortal world)
Example sentences
仏教では、迷いの世界を此岸、悟りの世界を彼岸と呼ぶ。
In Buddhism, the world of delusion is called the near shore and the world of enlightenment the far shore.
手紙は「此処に謹んでお礼申し上げます」と結ばれていた。
The letter closed with the words, "I hereby respectfully express my thanks."
此の頃、朝晩はめっきり冷えるようになった。
These days, mornings and evenings have become noticeably cold.