其
Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000
Meanings
1
archaic
Archaic demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'. Found in classical Japanese; not used in modern speech.
In classical Japanese, し meant 'that'.
2
archaic
Only when written 汝
Archaic second-person pronoun. Often written as 汝 in classical texts. Not used in modern Japanese.
An old second-person pronoun written 汝 and read し.
3
oneself; themself
archaic
Archaic reflexive pronoun. Rare even in classical texts; modern equivalents are 自分 or 自身.
In classical literature, examples of し meaning 'oneself' are extremely rare.
Expressions
- そんじょそこらanywhere; here and there · common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary