Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

2078 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: this, current, next, coming, last, past

Kunyomi: これ この ここ

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: stop

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シガン this world, this life

Kunyomi Examples

これ this, this one, this person, now, this point (in time), here, used to stress the subject of a sentence, I, me

れから これから from now on, after this, in the future, in future, from here, from this point

この this, last (couple of years, etc.), these, past, this, you (as in "you liar")

この間 このあいだ the other day, lately, recently, during this period, meanwhile, in the meantime

ここ here, this place, this point, here, now, these past ... (e.g. three years), these last ..., the next ... (e.g. few days), these next ...

処等 ここら around here, hereabouts, (around) this point, about now