pronoun, pre-noun adjectival
Archaic or dialectal equivalent of modern これ (pronoun) or この (pre-noun adjectival). Not used in standard modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical texts or certain regional dialects.
古文では「此」を「こん」と読んで「これ」の意味で使うことがある。
In classical Japanese, 此 can be read as こん and used to mean 'this' (like modern これ).
Standard modern pronoun for 'this'.
Standard modern pre-noun adjectival for 'this'.
The reading こん is an older form related to こ (as in これ, この). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it survives only in archaic or dialectal contexts.