pronoun
Archaic demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'. Found in classical Japanese; not used in modern speech.
古語では、「し」は「それ」を意味した。
In classical Japanese, し meant 'that'.
pronoun
Only when written 汝
Archaic second-person pronoun. Often written as 汝 in classical texts. Not used in modern Japanese.
「汝」と書いて「し」と読む古い二人称。
An old second-person pronoun written 汝 and read し.
pronoun
oneself; themself
Archaic reflexive pronoun. Rare even in classical texts; modern equivalents are 自分 or 自身.
古典で「し」が「自分」を指す用例は極めて少ない。
In classical literature, examples of し meaning 'oneself' are extremely rare.
Modern Japanese demonstrative pronoun for 'that', replacing archaic し.
Standard modern second-person pronoun 'you', unlike archaic し.
Common modern reflexive pronoun 'oneself', used instead of archaic し.
Archaic pronoun of uncertain origin. It appears in classical Japanese texts with multiple referents (demonstrative, second-person, reflexive). The kanji spellings 其 and 汝 are conventional associations rather than etymologically precise.