中称
ちゅ
う
しょ
う
Meanings
1
mesioproximal pronoun; medial demonstrative
Grammar term for demonstratives that refer to something near the listener, such as それ, そこ, そちら. Contrasts with 近称 (near speaker) and 遠称 (far from both).
Japanese demonstratives have a distinction between proximal, mesioproximal, and distal.
"Sore" is a mesioproximal demonstrative.