今 — kanji meaning “now”
今
now
- Meanings
- now
- On'yomi
- コン (kon)、キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi
- いま
- Name readings
- な
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #49 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- jīn — Chinese character page
Words with 今
| 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 |
| 今月 | こんげつ kongetsu | this month |
| 今夜 | こんや kon'ya | this evening; tonight |
| 今朝 | けさ kesa | this morning |
| 今や | いまや imaya | now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present |
| 今季 | こんき konki | this season |
| 今晩 | こんばん konban | tonight; this evening |
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