此れ
これ
this; this one
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Examples
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.
此れで全部です。
これでぜんぶです。
That's everything.
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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