Japanese

それ

それ
Meaning: that, it
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

そ
れ

Example sentences

That's not a simple problem.
それは私の責任じゃない
That's not my responsibility.
それはどういう意味ですか?
What does that mean?
それはまた別の話だ。
That is another story.
それは今の話とは全く関係ないことだ。
That has absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about now.
んん、それはどうかな。
Hmm, I wonder about that.
えっと、それはどういう意味ですか?
Uh, what does that mean?
それはとても格好がいいですね。
That's very stylish, isn't it?
へえ、それは知らなかった。
Wow, I didn't know that.
それはほんの一瞬の出来事だった。
It was an event that happened in just a blink of an eye.

Usage Notes

Demonstrative pronoun referring to something physically or psychologically close to the listener, or something just mentioned in conversation. More distant than これ but closer than あれ.

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