Illustration: In the reception room of a small Japanese company, a host in tidy office clothes stands across a low table from a visitor. With a slight bow and an open palm, the host indicates the armchair immediately beside the visitor.

JLPT N5pronounLevel estimated by Bebop

そちら

sochira

there

Politer than そっち. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. そちらはどうですか？

    How about your place?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. そちらは今何時いまなんじですか？

    What time is it there?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. すぐそちらに行いきますよ。

    I’ll be there in a minute.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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