kore = this

A Cone balances a Razor while I point to this.

How to remember これ

Each sound in kore has a picture. Put them together and you get the scene above.

これはねこです。

Kore wa neko desu.

This is a cat.

これはさかなです。それから、それはからすです。

Kore wa sakana desu. Sorekara, sore wa karasu desu.

This is a fish. And that one is a crow.

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