How to say 'That' in Japanese | それは

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The Japanese word for That is 'Soreha', written as それは in Japanese.

word

それは

Meaning

That

Reading

Soreha

Explanation

The Japanese pronoun 'それは (soreha)' means 'that' and is used to refer to something that is not close to the speaker or the listener. It is often used to point out or discuss objects, ideas, or situations that are somewhat distant or abstract. For example: That is a book「それは本です」(それはほんです). That is interesting「それは面白い」(それはおもしろい). The word 'それ' by itself means 'that,' and when combined with the particle 'は (wa),' it emphasizes the topic of the sentence. This structure is commonly used in conversations to introduce or highlight a subject.

Part Of Speech

pronoun

Frequency

3118

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word それは

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

そ

Reading

hiragana

れ

Reading

hiragana

は

Reading

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'Soreha' means 'That' .

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