これ / それ / あれ / どれ — Demonstrative Pronouns
Properties Property Value Level JLPT N5 Category Demonstrative pronouns Register Neutral The こそあど System Japanese demonstratives follow a four-way ko-so-a-do (こそあど) pattern based on the spatial relationship between the speaker, listener, and the object being referred to. Series Pronoun (thing) Adjective (this~) Place Direction こ (near speaker) これ この ここ こちら そ (near listener) それ その そこ そちら あ (far from both) あれ あの あそこ あちら ど (question) どれ どの...