KanjiN5Grade 2 · 小24 strokesRadical 人#49 in newspapers
今 · now
今 is a kanji meaning now. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- コンkon
- キンkin
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- いまima
Practise the N5 kanji
In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 今 · 16 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 今いま | いま | now | N5 |
| 今日きょう | きょう | today, this day | N5 |
| 今朝けさ | けさ | this morning | N5 |
| 今年ことし | ことし | this year | N5 |
| 今月こんげつ | こんげつ | this month | N5 |
| 今週こんしゅう | こんしゅう | this week | N5 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 今晩こんばん | こんばん | tonight, this evening | N5 |
| 今度こんど | こんど | now, this time, near future, one of these days, next time | N4 |
| 今夜こんや | こんや | this evening, tonight | N4 |
| 今にいまに | いまに | before long, soon | N3 |
| 今にもいまにも | いまにも | at any time, soon | N3 |
| 今回こんかい | こんかい | now, this time, lately | N3 |
| 今後こんご | こんご | from now on, hereafter | N3 |
| 今日こんにち | こんにち | today, this day | N3 |
| 今~こん | こん | this, current | N2 |
| 今更いまさら | いまさら | now, again | N1 |
Example sentence
今雨が降っている。
いまあめがふっている
It is raining now.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #172534 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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