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今更 (いまさら): now, again — Japanese vocabulary

今更 is read いまさら and means "now, again". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

今更

Reading
いまさら · imasara
Translation
now, again
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
いまさらがいまさらが

Example

いまさら遅いよ。

いまさらおそいよ。

It's too late now.

Kanji in this word

  • 今 — now, present
  • 更 — Grow Late, Night Watch, Sit Up Late

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