Ko So A Do

こそあど
System
 Ko So A Do
こそあど
Listener Speaker

“So” area “Ko” area

そ こ

“A” area
あ
 This
Something close to the speaker

kore
 That
Something close to the listener

sore
 That over there
Something far from both, but that can be seen or understood

are
Which

どれ
dore
 Here
Place close to the speaker

koko
 There
Place close to the listener

soko
 Over there
Place far from both, but that can be seen or understood

asoko
Where

どこ doko
 こ そ あ ど
ko So a do
close to the speaker close to the listener Something far from both make a question
Things
これ それ あれ どれ
+ れ Kore Sore Are Dore
－re This (one) That (one) That (one) Which (one)
Things
この+[Noun] その+[Noun] あの+[Noun] どの+[Noun]
+ の Kono+[Noun] Sono+[Noun] Ano+[Noun] Dono+[Noun]
－no This [noun] That[noun] That[noun] Which[noun]
Place, spot or location
ここ そこ あそこ どこ
+ こ koko soko asoko doko
－ko Here There Over there Where
Side or direction. (formal)
こちら そちら あちら どちら
+ ちら kochira sochira achira dochira
－chira This way That way That way over there Which
Side or direction. (casual)
こっち そっち あっち どっち
+ っち kocchi socchi acchi docchi
－cchi This way That way That way over there Which
Manner of action
こう そう ああ どう
+ おう kō sō ā dō
－ō This way That way That way How
Something like
こんな そんな あんな どんな
+ んな konna sonna anna donna
－nna This kind That kind That kind What kind
Individual person, individual thing or
individual item
こいつ そいつ あいつ どいつ
+ いつ koitsu
This person
soitsu
That person
aitsu
That person over there
doitsu
Who
－itu
Person or side of the
conversation こなた そなた あなた どなた
+ なた konata
This person
sonata
That person
anata
That person over there
donata
Who
－nata