JLPT N5 Beginner
此処
「ここ」
Here, this place, or this point in time.
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此処 rarely used kanji
1 Pronoun, Noun
"Here" / "This place"
Indicates the physical location occupied by the speaker or their immediate vicinity.
2 Pronoun, Noun
"This point"
Designates a specific juncture in a conversation, text, or abstract process rather than a physical coordinate.
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3 Pronoun
"These past..." / "For the next..."
Functions as a temporal anchor to describe a span of time immediately preceding or following the present moment.
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