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此れ

これ

this; this one

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Examples

  1. 此れは面白い本だよ。

    これはおもしろいほんだよ。

    This is an interesting book.

  2. 此れで全部です。

    これでぜんぶです。

    That's everything.

  3. 此れ以上は待てない。

    これいじょうはまてない。

    I can't wait any longer than this.

Common patterns

此れから
from now on
此れ以上
any more than this
此れで
with this; that's it

Memory tip

The kanji spelling is archaic and now only appears in older texts or for deliberate effect — always write これ. It is a pronoun, so it stands alone: これの本 is wrong, この本 is the form you want.

Kanji in this word

  • 此Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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