this person; he; she
A demonstrative pronoun referring to a person near the speaker or previously mentioned. Can be used for 'he' or 'she' when the person is known from context, but この人 is less common than 彼/彼女 in modern Japanese for third-person pronouns.
This person is my father.
Is this the person you talked about yesterday?
この人 refers to someone near the speaker ('this person'), while あの人 refers to someone farther away or not present ('that person').
Standard modern spelling.
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use この人.
Compound of この (this) and 人 (person).