これぞ

expression

this is it; this is the one

Emphatic expression combining これ (this) with the emphatic particle ぞ. Used to strongly point out or assert that something is exactly the thing being referred to, often with a sense of discovery or conviction.

See also: ぞ

• これぞ私わたしが探さがしていた本ほんだ。

  This is the very book I was looking for.

• これぞ日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな美うつくしさだ。

  This is truly the traditional beauty of Japan.