What does こちら mean?
こちら is a Japanese pronoun meaning “this way (polite)” in English. It can also be translated as “this person” or “here” 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
こちらへどうぞ。
This way, please.
こちらは田中さんです。
This is Mr. Tanaka.