この

此 の

Common word

  1. pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

    this
    something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker
    word usually written using kana alone

    • このコップをミルクで満たした。
      I filled this glass with milk.

  2. pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

    last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this
    in ref. to a stretch of time or date
    word usually written using kana alone

    • この数年間に彼は不朽の名詩を書いた。
      During these years he wrote immortal poems.

  3. pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

    you (as in "you liar")
    emphatic, accusatory, insulting
    word usually written using kana alone