これから

これから

adverb

from now on; from here

1. from now on; after this

Indicates a point in time starting from the present moment.

これから気(き)をつけます。

I'll be careful from now on.

これからどこに行(い)くの？

Where are you going now?

これから会議(かいぎ)が始(はじ)まります。

The meeting is about to start now.

2. from here; from this point

Can also refer to physical location or a starting point in a process.

これからが大変(たいへん)だ。

The hard part starts from here.

これからが本番(ほんばん)ですよ。

The real thing starts from here.

これからの人生(じんせい)をどう生(い)きるか、考(かんが)えなければならない。

I need to think about how to live from this point on.

これから indicates from now on or from this point forward.

Related words (TIME)

これから: from now on
それから: after that, and then
あれから: since then

Similar words

これから: from now on (present → future)
今(いま)から: from now, starting now (more immediate)
この後(あと): after this
今後(こんご): from now on (formal)
この先(さき): going forward

Common collocations

これから始(はじ)める: to start from now
これからも: from now on too, continuing
これから気(き)をつける: to be careful from now on
これからどうする: what to do from here

Usage

これから emphasizes a new beginning or turning point, while 今(いま)から is more about immediate action.

Related Words

Compare: 今後(こんご) (from now on)

Compare: 以後(いご) (after this, from now on, hereafter)

Related: それから (after that, and then)

Related: あれから (since then)

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Added 2026.1.8 12:55 · Revised 2026.10.7 4:24

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