| こ〜 ko — near me | そ〜 so — near you | あ〜 a — far from both | ど〜 do — question | |
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| thing もの | これ kore this | それ sore that | あれ are that over there | どれ dore which? |
| place ばしょ | ここ koko here | そこ soko there | あそこ asoko over there | どこ doko where? |
| + noun この本 = this book | この kono this ~ | その sono that ~ | あの ano that ~ over there | どの dono which ~? |
| direction · polite ていねい | こちら kochira this way | そちら sochira that way | あちら achira over that way | どちら dochira which way? |
| kind どんな人 = what kind of person | こんな konna this kind of | そんな sonna that kind of | あんな anna that kind of (far) | どんな donna what kind of? |