pronoun
Archaic demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' (distal). In classical Japanese, it referred to something distant from both speaker and listener. Modern equivalent is それ or あれ.
其は昔の人の言ひしことなり。
That is something people of old said.
pronoun
he; she; that person
Archaic third-person pronoun, referring to a person distant from both speaker and listener. Could be used for 'he', 'she', or 'that person' without gender distinction. Modern equivalents are 彼, 彼女, or あの人.
其は我が友なり。
That person is my friend.
Modern Japanese demonstrative pronoun for 'that' (near the listener). 其 is the archaic equivalent.
Modern Japanese demonstrative pronoun for 'that' (distant from both). 其 could also cover this distal sense in classical usage.
Modern Japanese pronoun for 'he'. 其 served as a gender-neutral third-person pronoun in archaic Japanese.
Derived from the Old Japanese demonstrative root so- (そ), which indicated distance from the speaker. The kanji 其 and 夫 were borrowed from Chinese for their similar meanings, but the word itself is native Japanese.