noun
proximal pronoun; proximal demonstrative
Grammar term for words indicating proximity to the speaker, such as これ, ここ, こちら. Used in contrast with 中称 (mesial) and 遠称 (distal).
日本語の指示詞には近称・中称・遠称の区別がある。
Japanese demonstratives have a distinction between proximal, mesial, and distal.
「これ」は近称の
"Kore" is a proximal pronoun.
Refers to indefinite demonstratives (ど-series), used for questions or indefinite reference.
Compound of 近 (kin, 'near') and 称 (shō, 'name, designation'), a technical term in Japanese grammar.