此

此 — readings, stroke count and radical

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会意。「止（足）」+「匕（=「比」、ならぶ）」。「やめる」「とまる」を意味する漢語｛此｝を表す字。のち仮借して代名詞「これ」を意味する漢語｛此｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

this, current, next, coming, last, past

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

Other languages

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰止匕

此方こちらthis way, this direction, here, this (one)
此処ここhere, this place, this point, here
此奴こいつ「こいつ」を参照。「こやつ」を参照。he, she, this fellow, this guy
此のこのこのの漢字表記。this, last (couple of years, etc.), these, past
此れこれthis, this one, this person, now
此処等ここらaround here, hereabouts, (around) this point, about now
此れからこれからfrom now on, after this, in the future, in future
此れこそこれこそthis (very thing), this precisely
此こんthis
此方こなたthis way, here, the person in question, he
此間こないだthe other day, lately, recently
此岸しがん（仏教）迷いのあるこの世の世界。俗世。現世。this world, this life
此彼これかれthis and that, this person and that person, anybody
此様こなさまyou
此れ丈これだけto this extent, to this degree, this much, this little
此の内このうちmeanwhile, the other day, recently
此れはこれはas for this, hey there, see here, I say
此の中このじゅうrecently, not long ago, for a while recently, all the while recently
此処ぞここぞnow is the (important) time, this is the (critical) moment, this is when it matters, this is the place
此の糸このいとpurple, violet

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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