こっち
こっち · kocchi · JLPT N5 · noun
person
👈 ko (this, as in kore/koko) + cchi (way, side) = this way, my side
Casual form of こちら (kochira). The ko- prefix marks things near the speaker, as in これ (this) and ここ (here); そっち and あっち are the matching that-way forms. By extension it also means me or us: this side of the conversation.