How to say 'Now' in Japanese | 今

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The Japanese word for Now is 'Ima', written as 今 in Japanese.'Now' in hiragana is いま.

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今

Meaning

Now

Reading

いま

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Kanji

今Now

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '今 (いま)' means 'now'. It is used to indicate the present moment or current time. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation to refer to the immediate present. For example: I am busy now「今忙しいです」(いまいそがしいです). What are you doing now?「今何をしていますか？」(いまなにをしていますか？). It can also be used in combination with other time expressions to specify a particular time frame, such as 'right now' or 'at this moment'. For example: I am studying right now「今勉強しています」(いまべんきょうしています).

Part Of Speech

adverb

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Kanji in the Word 今

This word contains 1 kanji character:

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今

Meaning

Now

Words Related to 今 Through the Kanji 今

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 今 as well.

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今月

Meaning

This month

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今週

Meaning

This week

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今晩

Meaning

Tonight

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今日

Meaning

Today

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今まで

Meaning

Until now

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今度

Meaning

Next, This

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今後

Meaning

Future

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今回

Meaning

This time

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今年

Meaning

This year

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今ごろ

Meaning

Now, Around now

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今にも

Meaning

Soon, Any moment

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今に

Meaning

Soon, Eventually

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今夜

Meaning

Tonight

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今更

Meaning

Now, Belatedly

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今朝

Meaning

Morning

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What does 'Ima' (今) mean?

'Ima' means 'Now' .

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