- pronoun, usually in kana, indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic this; this one
- usually in kana, usu. indicating someone in one's in-group this person
- usually in kana, as これから, これまで, etc. now; this point (in time)
- dated, usually in kana here
- adverb, formal, usually in kana used to stress the subject of a sentence
- pronoun, archaic I; me
之
これ
this