How to say 'This' in Japanese | これ

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The Japanese word for This is 'Kore', written as これ in Japanese.

word

これ

Meaning

This

Reading

Kore

Explanation

The Japanese pronoun 'これ (これ)' means 'this'. It is used to refer to something that is close to the speaker, either physically or in terms of relevance. 'これ' is often used when the object is within the speaker's immediate vicinity or when the speaker is holding the object. For example: This is my book「これは私の本です」(これはわたしのほんです). What is this?「これは何ですか？」(これはなんですか？). It is important to note that 'これ' is used for objects, not for people. For people, the pronoun 'この人 (このひと)' or 'この方 (このかた)' would be more appropriate.

Part Of Speech

pronoun

Frequency

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word これ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

こ

Reading

hiragana

れ

Reading

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'Kore' means 'This' .

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