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JLPT N5 · Pronoun

そちら (sochira)

そちら is a Japanese pronoun meaning “that way; that direction”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
そちら
Romaji
sochira
Word class
Pronoun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. that way; that direction · pronoun · usually written in kana · direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener
  2. there · pronoun · usually written in kana · place distant from the speaker, close to the listener
  3. that (one) · pronoun · usually written in kana · something close to the listener
  4. you; your family; your company · pronoun · usually written in kana · そちら is polite
  5. that person · pronoun · usually written in kana · someone close to the listener

Example sentences

そちらはセントラル自動車学校ではないんですか。
Isn't this Central Driving School?
Tatoeba #213474
そっちの生活はどうだい？
How are things for you up there?
Tatoeba #213468
これとそちらとの違いは何だい。
What is the difference between this and that?
Tatoeba #218744

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1006780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.