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Etymology 1
. Compare cognate shinjitai kanji (similar but less radical) and katakana.

Etymology 2
From.

Suffix

 * 1) nominalizing suffix used to form pronouns, often from demonstratives: ,

Derived terms

 * , : "I thing", "I one" → I, me
 * : "you thing", "you one" → you
 * : "self (person) thing", "self (person) one" → oneself; myself; you
 * : "this (person) thing", "this (person) one" → he, him
 * ,, , , , : "this (non-human) thing", "this (non-human) one" → this
 * ,, : "that (near) thing", "that (near) one" → that
 * ,, : "that (distant) thing", "that (distant) one" → that, yonder
 * ,, , : "which (person) thing", "which (person) one" → who
 * ,, : "which (non-human) thing", "which (non-human) one" → which
 * ,, : "which thing", "which one" → whichever, any, either, neither