How to say "This time" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "This time" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "This time" is "Konkai", written in japanese as "今回".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The noun '今回 (こんかい)' means 'this time'. It refers to the current, present or immediate occasion or instance of something happening. It is commonly used to refer to a specific event, occurrence or situation that is taking place at the moment. For example: This time the meeting will be held at 5pm - (今回の会議は午後5時に行われます). We should learn from our mistakes this time - (今回の過ちから学ぶべきです).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:
The kanji "今" means "Now" and can be read as "Kon" and "Ima". And The kanji "回" means "Revolve" and "Times" and can be read as "Kai" and "Mawa".
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Konkai" mean in japanese?
"Konkai" means "This time" .
To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:
What is the Kanji for now?What is the Kanji for revolve and times?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "This time" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.