How to say 'Until now' in Japanese | 今まで

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The Japanese word for Until now is 'Imamade', written as 今まで in Japanese.'Until now' in hiragana is いままで.

word

今まで

Meaning

Until now

Reading

いままで

imamade

Kanji

今Now

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '今まで (いままで)' means 'until now' or 'so far'. It is used to refer to the period of time leading up to the present moment. This adverb is often used to describe situations, actions, or states that have persisted or occurred up to the current time. For example: I had never been there until now「今までそこに行ったことがなかった」(いままでそこにいったことがなかった). So far, everything has been fine「今まで、すべて順調だった」(いままで、すべてじゅんちょうだった).It can also be used to express a change in a state or situation, as in the example: Until now, I had never thought about it「今まで、それを考えたことがなかった」(いままで、それをかんがえたことがなかった).

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

421

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 今まで

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

今

Meaning

Now

Hiragana in the Word 今まで

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ま

Reading

hiragana

で

Reading

Words Related to 今まで 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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'Imamade' means 'Until now' .

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