これから

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. これから何をしますか。▶ —
   What are you going to do from now on?
2. これからもよろしくお願いします。▶ —
   Please continue to be kind to me from now on.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Korekara (これから) is これ (this) + から (from) — adverb / connector "from now on, hereafter." Antonym koremade (これまで, until now) marks the other end of the time axis. Formal Sino-Japanese: kongo (今後, hereafter), the business / written standard — "kongo to mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu" (please continue to favor me hereafter). Conversational: "korekara mo yoroshiku" (please keep on, casual). Korean "ji-geum-bu-teo / ap-eu-ro / hyang-hu" parallels. Korekara is the default time adverb in Japanese business email, greetings, speeches — "korekara hajimemasu" (we will begin now), "korekara no mokuhyou" (future targets). Register-neutral, ideal for early-learner anchoring.

Quick check

1. Polite closing "please continue your favor" in business email?

   • "Kongo to mo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu" — formal
   • "Korekara mo yoroshiku ne" — casual
   • "Mata ne" — casual farewell
   • "Sayounara" — long-term goodbye