How to say 'Now' or 'Around now' in Japanese | 今ごろ

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The Japanese word for Now or Around now is 'Imagoro', written as 今ごろ in Japanese.'Now' or 'Around now' in hiragana is いまごろ.

word

今ごろ

Meaning

Now, Around now

Reading

いまごろ

imagoro

Kanji

今Now

Explanation

The Japanese noun '今ごろ (いまごろ)' refers to the current time or the approximate present moment. It can be translated as 'now' or 'around now' and is often used to indicate what is happening or should be happening at this time. For example: What is he doing now?「彼は今ごろ何をしているの？」(かれはいまごろなにをしているの？). By now, the train should have arrived「今ごろ電車は着いているはずだ」(いまごろでんしゃはついているはずだ). The word can also imply a sense of speculation or estimation about the current situation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2315

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 今ごろ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

今

Meaning

Now

Hiragana in the Word 今ごろ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ご

Reading

hiragana

ろ

Reading

Words Related to 今ごろ Through the Kanji 今

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 今 as well.

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今

Meaning

Now

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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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'Imagoro' means 'Now' or 'Around now' .

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