近称 (きんしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora・
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遠
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Japanese demonstratives have a distinction between proximal, mesial, and distal.
"Kore" is a proximal pronoun.
不定称
Refers to indefinite demonstratives (ど-series), used for questions or indefinite reference.
Etymology
Compound of 近 (kin, 'near') and 称 (shō, 'name, designation'), a technical term in Japanese grammar.
