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How to say 'Future' in Japanese | 今後

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The Japanese word for Future is 'Kongo', written as 今後 in Japanese.'Future' in hiragana is こんご.

    word

    今後

    Meaning

    Future

    Reading

    こんご

    kongo

    Kanji

    今Now 後After, Behind

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '今後 (こんご)' refers to the 'future' or 'from now on'. It is used to indicate a period of time that starts from the present moment and extends into the future. This term is often used in formal or business contexts to discuss plans, expectations, or changes that will occur moving forward. For example: We will focus on quality improvement from now on「今後は品質向上に力を入れます」(こんごはひんしつこうじょうにちからをいれます). I hope we can continue to work together in the future「今後ともどうぞよろしくお願いします」(こんごともどうぞよろしくおねがいします). The term emphasizes a forward-looking perspective and is commonly used in professional settings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1251

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 今後

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    今

    Meaning

    Now

  • kanji

    後

    Meaning

    After, Behind

Words Related to 今後 Through the Kanji 今

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 今 as well.

  • word

    今

    Meaning

    Now

  • word

    今月

    Meaning

    This month

  • word

    今週

    Meaning

    This week

  • word

    今晩

    Meaning

    Tonight

  • word

    今日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    今まで

    Meaning

    Until now

  • word

    今度

    Meaning

    Next, This

  • word

    今回

    Meaning

    This time

  • word

    今年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    今ごろ

    Meaning

    Now, Around now

  • word

    今にも

    Meaning

    Soon, Any moment

  • word

    今に

    Meaning

    Soon, Eventually

  • word

    今夜

    Meaning

    Tonight

  • word

    今更

    Meaning

    Now, Belatedly

  • word

    今朝

    Meaning

    Morning

Words Related to 今後 Through the Kanji 後

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 後 as well.

  • word

    後

    Meaning

    After

  • word

    最後

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    明後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    後ろ

    Meaning

    Back

  • word

    戦後

    Meaning

    Postwar

  • word

    午後

    Meaning

    Afternoon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    以後

    Meaning

    After, Hereafter

  • word

    後半

    Meaning

    Second half

  • word

    後ろ向き

    Meaning

    Backward

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    後書き

    Meaning

    Postscript

  • word

    直後

    Meaning

    Immediately after

  • word

    背後

    Meaning

    Behind

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    後者

    Meaning

    Latter

  • word

    後戻り

    Meaning

    Retreat, Backtrack

  • word

    後片付け

    Meaning

    Tidying

  • word

    後悔

    Meaning

    Regret

  • word

    後輩

    Meaning

    Junior

  • word

    死後

    Meaning

    Afterlife

  • word

    後期

    Meaning

    Second, Later

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

  • word

    後見

    Meaning

    Guardianship

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'Kongo' means 'Future' .

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