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.

こそあど SERIES (TIME):

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

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • 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 USES:

  • 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

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

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Added 2026.1.8 12:55 · Revised 2026.3.25 22:28
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