pronoun, pre-noun adjectival
Archaic or dialectal equivalent of modern これ (pronoun) or この (pre-noun adjectival). Not used in standard modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical texts or certain regional dialects.
In classical Japanese, 此 can be read as こん and used to mean 'this' (like modern これ).
Archaic kanji spelling; modern Japanese almost always uses kana. Included for recognition of old texts.
Standard modern spelling; usually written in kana.
Rare variant with okurigana; essentially obsolete.
The reading こん is an older form related to こ (as in これ, この). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it survives only in archaic or dialectal contexts.