これから

こ

れ

か

ら

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the time starting from the present moment onward. Common in everyday speech and writing.

よろしく

お

願ねが

い

し

ます

。

I look forward to your continued support from now on.

これからどうするつもりですか。

What do you plan to do from now on?

2

from here; from this point

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a spatial or sequential starting point. Less common than the temporal sense; often used in instructions or directions.

今こん後ごN3sense 1
今後 is a more formal, written equivalent of これから, both meaning 'from now on', but これから feels casual and conversational.

これまでN1sense 1
これまで refers to the period up until now, the opposite temporal direction from これから, which points to the future.
今いままでN1
今まで looks back at the time before now, whereas これから looks ahead to the time after now.

Applies to each form listed below

rarely-used kanji form

Compound of これ (this) and から (from). The derivation is straightforward; the word has been used since Old Japanese.