I Love Kanjiこれ (kore)
これ is a Japanese adverb meaning “this; this one”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- これ
- Romaji
- kore
- Word class
- Adverb
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- this; this one · pronoun · usually written in kana · indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic
- this person · pronoun · usually written in kana · usu. indicating someone in one's in-group
- now; this point (in time) · pronoun · usually written in kana · as これから, これまで, etc.
- here · pronoun · dated, usually written in kana
- used to stress the subject of a sentence · adverb · formal, usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Source: JMdict entry 1628530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.