Moto 今: NowKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コン、キン
- Kun'yomi
- いま
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 226 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コン・キン)
- 今回こんかいthis time; now
- 今後こんごfrom now on; hereafter
- 今月こんげつthis month
- 今季こんきthis season
- 今度こんどthis time; now
- 今年度こんねんどthis year; this fiscal year
- 今春こんしゅんthis spring; spring this year
- 今週こんしゅうthis week
- 今秋こんしゅうthis autumn; this fall
- 今夏こんかthis summer; next summer
- 今期こんきthe present term
- 昨今さっこんnowadays; recently
- 古今ここんancient and modern times; all ages
- 今夜こんやthis evening; tonight
- 今日的こんにちてきmodern; up-to-date
- 今夕こんせきthis evening; tonight
- 今日はこんにちはhello; good day
- 今日わこんにちわhello; good day
- 今昔こんじゃくpast and present
- 今晩こんばんtonight; this evening
- 今晩はこんばんはgood evening
- 今週末こんしゅうまつthis weekend
- また今度またこんどanother time; some other time
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 今やいまやnow (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last
- 今いまnow; the present time
- 今までいままでuntil now; so far
- 今一ついまひとつone more; another
- 今にいまにbefore long; even now
- ただ今ただいまhere I am; I'm home!
- 今ごろいまごろabout this time
- 今すぐいますぐat once; immediately
- 今にもいまにもat any moment (now); at any minute
- 今一いまいちnot quite (right); not very good
- 今時いまどきthese days; nowadays
- 今更いまさらnow (when it is already much too late); at this stage
- 今様いまようmodern style; contemporary style
- 今頃いまごろabout this time
- 今風いまふうmodern; current
- ただ今帰りましたただいまかえりましたhere I am; I'm home!
- たった今たったいまjust now; a moment ago
- ちょうど今ちょうどいまright now; just now
- 丁度今ちょうどいまright now; just now
- 中今なかいまthe present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity)
- 今いいまいcurrent; hip
- 今いちいまいちnot quite (right); not very good
- 今からいまからfrom now; from the present moment
- 今か今かいまかいまかeagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
- 今が今いまがいまjust now
- 今が今までいまがいままでtill just now
- 今こそいまこそnow is the time
- 今さっきいまさっきjust now; a moment ago
- 今さらいまさらnow (when it is already much too late); at this stage
Other readings
- 今年ことしthis year
- 今日きょうtoday; this day
- 今朝けさthis morning
- 今宵こよいthis evening; tonight
- 今日この頃きょうこのごろthese days; nowadays
- 今般こんぱんnow; recently
- よりによって今日よりによってきょうtoday of all days
- 今々いまいまright now
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