How to Say ‘From here’ in Japanese
ここから
koko kara
[koh-koh kah-rah]
💬 Usage Tip: Great opener for “how far”: [ここから遠いですか。] / [ここからどのぐらいかかりますか。]
🇯🇵 In Japan: If you show your map and say [ここから], locals understand you mean “from this current location.”
Phrase Breakdown
ここ
koko
[koh-koh]
here
Used to set the point of reference; commonly paired with から (“from here”).
ここから地下鉄の駅は遠いですか。
Is the subway station far from here?
から
kara
[kah-rah]
from
Marks “from here” when used with ここ: ここから.
ここからまっすぐ行ってください。
Please go straight from here.
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