noun
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).
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, mesioproximal, and distal.
「それ」は中称
"Sore" is a mesioproximal demonstrative.
Refers to indefinite demonstratives (e.g., どれ, どこ). 中称 is a specific deictic category.
Compound of 中 (middle) and 称 (name, designation), referring to the medial deictic category.