指示・疑問N5
こちら・そちら・あちら・どちら
this way/that way/that way over there/which way (polite)
Structure
こちら/そちら/あちら/どちら + です
Explanation
Polite forms of これ/それ/あれ/どれ and ここ/そこ/あそこ/どこ. Can indicate direction, location, or person.
Examples
こちらは山田さんです。
This is Mr. Yamada.
出口はどちらですか。
Which way is the exit?
Note
こちら etc. can also politely refer to people: こちらは田中さんです (This is Mr. Tanaka).