Near name - Kinsho

Japanese: 近称 - きんしょう

〘Noun〙 In grammar, it is a way of referring to the "ko" part of the three categories of demonstrative pronouns, "ko," "so," and "a." It refers to things, places, and directions on the speaker's side, or on the "we" side that includes the speaker. In colloquial speech, it is used as "kore," "kotsu," "koko," and in literary speech, it is used as "kore," "koko," and "konata." Proximate pronoun. → Distant, middle, and indefinite. [Grommet Instruction (1889)]

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙文法で、指示代名詞のコ・ソ・アの三区分のうち、コにあたるさし方。相手に対して話し手のがわ、または相手を仲間に入れた「われわれ」のがわの、事物、場所、方向についてさす。口語では「これ・こいつ・ここ・こちら」など、文語では「これ・ここ・こなた」など。近称代名詞。→遠称・中称・不定称。〔語法指南（1889）〕

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