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今

Kanji 今: meaning "now, present", readings, stroke order

The kanji 今 means "now, present". On'yomi: コン、キン; kun'yomi: いま. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
now, present
On'yomi
コンキン
Kun'yomi
いま
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 今

  • 今日 きょう — Today
  • 今 いま — Now
  • 今週 こんしゅう — This week
  • 今晩 こんばん — This evening
  • 今朝 けさ — This morning
  • 今年 ことし — This year
  • 今月 こんげつ — This month
  • 今度 こんど — now, this time, near future, one of these days, next time
  • 今夜 こんや — this evening, tonight
  • 今に いまに — before long, soon
  • 今にも いまにも — at any time, soon
  • 今回 こんかい — now, this time, lately

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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