pronounword usually written using kana alonethis person
usu. indicating someone in one's in-group
これは兄です。かっこいいですね。
This is my brother. Handsome, isn't he?
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pronounword usually written using kana alonenow;this point (in time)
as これから, これまで, etc.
私はこれからは英語を一生懸命勉強します。
I will study English hard from now on.
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pronoundated termword usually written using kana alonehere
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adverb (fukushi)formal or literary termword usually written using kana aloneused to stress the subject of a sentence
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pronounarchaicI;me
Other forms
是 【これ】 (rarely used kanji form) · 之 【これ】 (rarely used kanji form) · 維 【これ】 (rarely used kanji form) · 惟 【これ】 (rarely used kanji form) · 此 【これ】 (search-only kanji form) · 是れ 【これ】 (search-only kanji form) · 之れ 【これ】 (search-only kanji form)