What does こちら mean?
こちら is a Japanese pronoun meaning “this way (polite), this person” in English. It can also be translated as “here, I” depending on context. It is written as こちら in hiragana, and kochira in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
Example sentences
こちらへやってくる少年とその犬をごらんなさい。
Look at the boy and his dog that are coming this way.
塩をこちらへ取ってもらえますか。
Could you pass me the salt, please?
こちらの方があちらより値段が高い。
This costs more than that.