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今

Now
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingコン、キン
Kun readingいま
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 2Level 3

Meanings

  1. nowRtK
  1. the present time
  2. just now
  3. soon
  4. immediately

Synonyms

ナウ現在

Homonyms

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Same reading (いま)
居間 · living room (Western style)

Popular Usage

今日今朝今年今月今週今晩今度今夜今に今回今後今にも

Radicals and components

Radical人person亻variant
Components
How it's built
今
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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meeting · umbrella · one (一)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1711

Compound words

今月こんげつ
this month
今週こんしゅう
this week
今晩こんばん
tonight; this evening
今朝けさ
this morning
今日きょう
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
今年ことし
this year
今度こんど
this time; now; next time; another time; shortly
今夜こんや
this evening; tonight
今にいまに
before long; even now
今回こんかい
this time; now
今後こんご
from now on; hereafter
今にもいまにも
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
今更いまさら
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
古今ここん
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
今やいまや
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
今一いまいち
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
今夏こんか
this summer; next summer; last summer
今期こんき
the present term; the present session
今頃いまごろ
about this time; about now
今時いまどき
these days; nowadays; today; present age; modern times
今秋こんしゅう
this autumn; this fall; autumn of this year
今春こんしゅん
this spring; spring this year
今宵こよい
this evening; tonight
昨今さっこん
these days; nowadays; recently; lately

On Reading Examples

彼は今学期ほとんど勉強していない。こん
He has hardly studied this term.tatoeba
私は今学期物理をあまり勉強しなかった。こん
I haven't studied physics much all semester.tatoeba
私は今学期ほとんど勉強をしなかったので、来学期はうんと勉強をするつもりです。こん
I have hardly studied this term, so I'm going to study hard next term.tatoeba
私は今学期ひどい成績をとった。こん
I got terrible grades this term.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は不養生がたたって今入院している。いま
He neglected his health and now he's sick in bed.tatoeba
彼は長年の経験で今の地位についた。いま
He got his present position by virtue of his long experience.tatoeba
彼は長い間貧しかったが今は裕福である。いま
He was poor for a long time, but he is well off now.tatoeba
彼は生まれはフランス人だが今はアメリカ国民である。いま
He is French by birth, but he is now a citizen of the USA.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不養生がたたって今入院している。
He neglected his health and now he's sick in bed.tatoeba
彼は彼女を騙したが、今でも彼女は彼を愛している。
He deceived her, but even now she loves him.tatoeba
彼は彼の今度の劇の原稿を私に見せてくれた。
He showed me the manuscript of his new play.tatoeba
彼は長年の経験で今の地位についた。
He got his present position by virtue of his long experience.tatoeba
今日はおおきに。
Thank you for meeting me.'wiki
今日の障子である。
This type of shoji is still being used nowadays.wiki
袈裟雄、袈裟男、今朝男という名前の人をたまに見かける。
Occasionally, some persons are named 'Kesao'.wiki
ことしげき里に住まずは今朝鳴きし　雁に副ひて往かましものを
I would rather fly with the wild geese singing in the morning than stay in this noisy village full of people's rumor.wiki
登録したのは今年も180人ほど。
About 180 people registered as participants this year.wiki
しかし、今年、西行は思うところがあって、花見を禁止した。
However, this year, Saigyo had his reasons and prohibits the cherry blossom viewing.wiki
今月中に兄弟衆を派遣する
The Hojo clan will send siblings to the capital within this month.wiki
その後許され今度は古川正雄と改名。
He was later pardoned by the new government and then changed his name to Masao FURUKAWA.wiki
戦後、今度は細川晴元と三好元長が対立。
Following the battle, Harumoto HOSOKAWA and Motonaga MIYOSHI became antagonistic toward one another.wiki
夕方になると、いつも小倉山で鳴く鹿が、今夜は鳴かない。
Every evening, deer in Mt. Ogura cry, but tonight, they do not cry.wiki
安倍晴明に相談すると、このままでは今夜までの命と告げられた。
They consult ABE no Seimei, who tells them that they will be dead by tonight if this continues.wiki
古今に倣って複数人の撰者を持つ。
There were several anthologists, imitating Kokin.wiki
大当たりして、今に至るまで読みつがれている。
It was a great hit, and it still continues to be read to this day.wiki
今回は幕府の対応は強硬だった。
On this occasion the bakufu took strong measures.wiki
有明の男児を再び産むが、今回は自らも世話をする。
She gives birth to another son by Dawn Moon, but this time she looks after him herself.wiki
今後は更に激しくなる。
It will be more in the future.wiki
壁画の劣化、今後の課題
Deterioration of Walls and FutureTaskswiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Now. A lid (人) over a line — catching and holding this very moment.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 今

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step