今 — now, present

いま今 now

U+4ECA Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes Freq #49 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1587 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

now
present

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いま ima Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

今(いま) ima now 今(いま) や imaya now 今(いま) まで imamade until now 今(いま) 更(さら) imasara now (after all this time)

こん kon On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

今(こん) 回(かい) konkai this time 今(こん) 後(ご) kongo from now on 今(こん) 度(ど) kondo this time 今(こん) 週(しゅう) konshuu this week 今(こん) 月(げつ) kongetsu this month 今(こん) 夜(や) konya tonight 昨(さっ) 今(こん) sakkon nowadays 今(こん) 年(ねん) 度(ど) konnendo this fiscal year

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

今日(きょう) kyou today 今年(ことし) kotoshi this year 今朝(けさ) kesa this morning

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

今日(きょう) kyou today 今年(ことし) kotoshi this year 今朝(けさ) kesa this morning

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Meanings

word

いま ima Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

こん kon On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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