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今 kanji
now
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
コンキン
Kun readings
いま
Words with 今
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —今作this work; this title; modern work not based on old styles
- —今節nowadays; these days; current section of a competition season
- —今月分(charge) for this month
- —今月末end of this month
- —今世界this world
- —今世紀this century
- —今日様sun god
- —今明日today and (or) tomorrow
- —今国会current Diet session
- —今日たtoday; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
- —今週号this week's issue (e.g. of a magazine)
- —今月号this month's issue (e.g. of a magazine); current issue
- —古往今来in all ages; since antiquity
- —古今東西all times and places; all ages and countries
- —古今無類best ever
- —今週中にbefore the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
- —昨非今是complete reversal of values or ways of thinking
- —古今独歩unmatched in history; unequaled in history
- —古今無双unparalleled in history
- —今是昨非complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time); What appeared wrong in the past now appears right; realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways