Meanings
Pronoun
Usually written in kana
1. this; this one
indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic
2. this person
usu. indicating someone in one's in-group
3. now; this point (in time)
as これから, これまで, etc.
4. here
Adverb
Literary
Usually written in kana
5. used to stress the subject of a sentence
Archaic
Pronoun
6. I; me
Kanji used
archaic の (manly)
Pitch accent