also: たれがし
pronoun
a certain someone; Mr/Ms So-and-so
Used when referring to a person whose name is unknown or intentionally withheld; similar to 'what's-his-name' or 'so-and-so'.
誰それから電話があったよ。
There was a call from a certain someone.
誰それさんが来るって聞いたけど、誰のこと？
I heard that Mr/Ms So-and-so is coming, but who is that?
Also read たれがし; the reading だれそれ is less common for this kanji form.
Archaic reading for this kanji form; modern usage prefers だれそれ.
Archaic spelling and reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 誰 (dare, 'who') and それ (sore, 'that'), literally 'who that'. The reading たれがし is an older form using the archaic pronoun 誰 (tare) and がし (gashi), a suffix indicating uncertainty.