kanji pronouns

何

Nani   what

亻 (person)

可 (can/possible)

Visual hint: A person asking what’s possible—used when questioning “what?”

私

Watashi   I, me

禾 (grain)

厶 (private)

Visual hint: A private field—representing the self.

あれ

Are   that one (away from speaker and listener)

どれ

Dore   which one

それ

Sore   that one (near listener)

これ

Kore   this one (near speaker)

彼

Kare   he

彳 (step/left foot)

皮 (skin)

Visual hint: Someone stepping out in their own skin—referring to “he” or “that person.”

ここ

Koko   here (close to speaker)

そこ

Soko   there (close to listener)

あそこ

Asoko   over there (away from listener and speaker)

どこ

Doko   where

いつ

Itsu   when