此れ (Kore) is a Japanese pronoun meaning “this, this one, this person, now”.
Meanings
- pronounthis; this oneindicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic
- pronounthis personusu. indicating someone in one's in-group
- pronounnow; this point (in time)as これから, これまで, etc.
- pronounhere
- adverbused to stress the subject of a sentence
- pronounI; me
Examples
これは、最近の写真？
This a recent photo?
本当か、これは驚きだ。
Did you ever?
僕はこれ以上歩けないよ。
I can't walk any further.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).