Japanese symbol for “another”
今
いま
Romaji: ima
now; the present time; just now; soon
In Japanese, another is 今, read いま (ima).
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Meanings
- adj-no, adv, n now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
- adv another; more
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “another”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 別個 | べっこ bekko | another; different; separate |
| 別途 | べっと betto | separate; special; another |
| 他 | ほか hoka | another (person or thing); other; different |
| 今ひとつ | いまひとつ imahitotsu | one more; another (one) |
| も | も mo | further; more; again |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 今後 | こんご kongo | from now on; hereafter |
| 今週 | こんしゅう konshuu | this week |
See also: Chinese symbol for “another”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.