Japanese symbol for “today”
今日
きょう
Romaji: kyou
today; this day
In Japanese, today is 今日, read きょう (kyou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adv, n today; this day
- adv, n these days; recently; nowadays
Written forms: 今日. Readings: きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “today”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本日 | ほんじつ honjitsu | today; this day |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| 今時 | いまどき imadoki | these days; nowadays; today |
| トゥデー | トゥデー tudee | today |
| 今日た | こんにった konnitta | today; this day |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
See also: Chinese symbol for “today”.
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.